"Peter Coe Verbica might be the “Clark Kent” of poets – a mild-mannered corporate player with a heart sheathed in steel. (Not a bad combination for someone who slices life into razor sharp bits and helps us see it through his eyes.) His work can be grim, stark and tender; compassion rules the darkest scenes. Rich metaphors are beyond reproach, broadening our understanding. The “Stain,” a great opening piece – like a knife piercing fruit. “The Little Island” and “A Visit with Quentin,” both measured perfection. Often, the reader has no idea where Peter is taking us – but it’s always some place from where there’s no turning back. His diverting of themes is a favored trick, one you will begin to look forward to. Certain works like “Weeds and Cathedrals” suggest a Leonard Cohen-like voice, somber but hopeful. Peter’s sensitivity to this medium, to his craft and to life, in fact, is absolute. We can only ask he keep it coming."

~Corinne Joy Brown

Winner, International Latino Literacy Award, Historical Fiction

Winner, Arizona/New Mexico Book Award, Historical Fiction

Former Staff Writer Working Ranch, Persimmon Hill magazines

Contributor, Cowboys n' Indians, Western Art & Architecture, Colorado Expression

"Whether a poem of praise, confusion, or disappointment, the overall impression I get from Peter Verbica's acute observations of the world is a sense of poignance and of wonder."

~Ron Hansen,

Author of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

"As someone who grew up with many of the same cattlemen and riders over the years it's a pleasure to see Peter Coe Verbica bring his Hard-Won Cowboy Wisdom to a wider audience.

~Chris Lybbert

Pro-Rodeo Hall-of-Famer

Lybbert Ranch

Forestberg, TX

Peter Coe Verbica grew up on a commercial cattle ranch and lives in the redwoods of Northern California. He received a JD and BA from Santa Clara University and an MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is married, has four daughters and still rides the range.

In addition to his published books, Mr. Verbica's works appear in the following publications:

"The Adventure of the Matched Set," MX Anthologies, 2020 Annual, Part XIX/David Marcum (Editor)/pending

"The Deceased Priest," MX Anthologies, 2020 Annual, Part XIX/David Marcum (Editor)/pending

"Rain on the Streets," High Shelf Press, Issue V, April 2019

"Forever Grateful," High Shelf Press, Issue II, January 2019

"Ghost in the Mirror," MX Anthologies, 2019 Annual, Part XV/David Marcum (Editor)

"The Dutch Imposters," MX Anthologies, 2019 Annual, Part XIII/David Marcum (Editor)

"The Quadrangle," Sunspot Literary Journal, 2019/Laine Cunningham (Editor)

"The Village with No Doors," Sunspot Literary Journal, 2019

"A Flat Moon," Martin Lake Journal, Vol. 2, 2019/J.D. Peterson (Editor)

"Saint Angelo," Gravitas: Volume 18, Issue 03/Pub House Books/Andrew Lefleche (Editor)

"A Fragile Family," Owen Wister Review, 2018-2019/The University of Wyoming's Literature and Arts Journal

"Brazil," The Esthetic Apostle, November 2018

"Stain," Mingled Voices 3, November 2019/Proverse (Hong Kong)

"Glass Flowers," The Esthetic Apostle, October 2018

"A Wish for Earth," Flying South, September 2018/Steve Lindahl (Editor)

"Gold," catheXis northwest press, September 2018

"Fear of Long Words," The Seventh Wave (Issue 8: "Power And"), August 2018

"The Musician Who Spoke from the Grave," MX Anthologies, 2018 Annual, Part X/David Marcum (Editor)

"The Arrest," The Poetic Bond VIII/Willowdown Books, 2018

"Iguana," Papino, Volume 6, 2016/Tad Malone (Editor)

Profiles on Alturas Ranches, Rancho San Felipe, the Pine Ridge Ranch (uncredited author), Since 1917: A Century of Family Legacies in the California Cattlemen’s Association, 2016, California Cattlemen's Association

"A Day of Ordinary Thinking," Papino, Volume 2, 2015/Tad Malone (Editor)

"This Town," Song of Los Gatos, 2014/Parthenia Hicks (Editor)