About the author
Roger Housden is the author of twenty books on poetry, art, and travel, including the best-selling Ten Poems series ( Random House), Saved By Beauty: Adventures of an American Romantic in Iran ( Random House) and Keeping the Faith Without a Religion ( March 2014, Sounds True.) All his books, whatever the subject, aim to inspire himself and others to lead a joyful and examined life. Originally from Bath in England, Housden now lives in the Bay Area.