Profile

• An award winning poet, featured poetry performer, and the host of numerous upcoming poetry features for ProsodyEtc.
• A technical publications expert and graphic designer by trade, with hundreds of books to his credit.
• Co-author of a number of video games, the most prominent being Time Bandit.
• Worked with the UARS satellite team at the University of Michigan.
• Ran a large-format printing business in Las Vegas.
• Skilled in photography, digital image manipulation, and web design.
• A native of Pontiac, Michigan, born May 9, 1964.
• Lives in San Jose, California with his husband, Steve.

ProsodyEtc. Features

• The Everyday Muse - Follow the experiment as Harry confronts his muse, writing one poem a day for a full year.

More Poetry

• Cloudy Day Art, Episode 52 - Audio program with host Will Brown. Harry contributes to this week's theme of "television" with his poem, "Grandma Alice." (June 2006)
• IndieFeed Performance Poetry - Audio program with host Mongo. Harry's poem, "The Flight of Words" has joined the line-up alongside works from classic greats and the best of today's cutting edge spoken poetry artists. (May 2006)
• The Slam Idol Podcast, Episode 110 - Audio program with host Simon Toon. Harry kicks off contest 11 with a reading of "The Medicine Chest of Dorian Gray." (May 2006)
• Cloudy Day Art, Episode 41 - Audio program with host Will Brown. Harry contributes to this week's theme of "silence," though his poem, "Tooth and Claw," is far from quiet. (March 2006)

Poetry Discussions

• The Slam Idol Podcast, Episode 121 - Audio program with host Simon Toon. The winner of contest 11 is announced, and Simon plays Harry's take on the voting process. (June 2006)
• Cloudy Day Art, Episode 48 - Audio program with host Will Brown. Will invites Thom Ingram of The PoetGuru Podcast and Harry Lafnear of The Everyday Muse to discuss the ins and outs of their daily writing projects. (May 2006)

Other Links

• Podcast User Magazine, Issue 5 - Free PDF-based magazine. Harry contributes an article, "16 Ways to Please Your Podcaster," on the art of providing listener feedback. (June 2006)
• Time Bandit - One of Harry's most prominent video games from the 1980s.
  • Interview with Harry Lafnear - Atari Legend (September 2003)
  • Game review, screen shots, and trivia - Atari Legend (March 2003)
  • Original game review - Antic Magazine (October 1986)