Welcome to Joe Shakarchi's Website

Poet and Travel Writer

Latest Poems

My Life as a Zen Failure

What I Left Behind

Remembering His Former Life

Indonesian Dreads Singing Marley

Travel Stories

Reclaiming My Heritage: My Trip to Israel

Look in the Mirror

Kismet: My Journey to Turkey

A Monk's Initiation

Latest News from Joe

April 2023: Still Safe in Bangkok

Life in Ubud, Bali

Tokyo, Burma and Sri Lanka

Back to Banglamphu

Please enjoy the poetry and music from Joe's CD "Sunrise in the West"