L. Ward Abel

L. Ward Abel is a poet who writes about writing, mortality, landscape, and the natural world. A Poets & Writers directory entry describes him as a veteran wordsmith. Silver Bow Publishing lists him among its authors, and his 2023 softcover Green Shoulders is sold through AbeBooks. His 2025 collection THE TELLER'S ROAD came from Bottlecap Press. Several of his poems appear in The Courtship of Winds, under the title section and individual poem titles. He also releases music under the Abel & Rawls name.