Author Description

Bob Garner may have been known by his friends and family as a lineman for Alabama Power Company; but what was lesser known was that he was also a talented poet. For more than fifty years, he created expressions of beauty, humor, intelligence, and observations of the world around him; this compilation of a few family favorites has been put together by his daughter, Donna Arcara, following his death in May 2015. His poems have been paired with original photographs that reflect the world he loved: Waxahatchee Creek, Dauphin Island, and his beloved family history files. It is with the greatest of honor that we share his words in The Lineman Poet.