…..
This poem and photographs can be found in the book Camino Days by John Delaney (Finishing Line Press) at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/camino-days-by-john-delaney/
A former curator of historic maps at Princeton University Library, John Delaney has been writing poems for most of his adult life. His publications include Waypoints(2017), Twenty Questions (2019), Filing Order: Sonnets (2025), and CATechisms (2025), poems and photographs about his senior cat. In addition, he’s published a number of “poetic travel guides” (poems with color photographs) based on his trips, often preferring remote, natural settings: Delicate Arch: Poems and Photographs of National Parks and Monuments (2022), Galápagos (2023), consisting of his son’s color photographs and his poetic responses, Nile (2024) about Egypt, Morocco (2026), and Gobi Dream (2026) about Mongolia. He makes his home in Port Townsend, WA.
