Jake Cosmos Aller
Jake Cosmos Aller
@jakecosmosaller@theworldaccordingtocosmos.com

I am a novelist, poet and retired U.S. diplomat having served 27 years in the Foreign Service. I have been writing poetry and short stories for decades, and have published my poetry and fiction in over 25 literary journals. My poetry can best be described as “neo-beatnik” as growing up in Berkeley I was been heavily influenced by the beatnik writers.
I have completed four SF novels, – Giant Nazi Spiders, the Great Divorce, Jurassic Cruise, and Ft. Ashland. I hope to have all four readied for possible publication within the next six months. I have completed ten volumes of poetry and one volume of short stories.

During my foreign service career, I served in ten countries (Korea, Thailand, India, the Eastern Caribbean (lived in Barbados but covering Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St Lucia, and St Vincent) and Spain

I grew up in Berkeley, California and have lived in Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Washington DC, San Antonio, Texas and Medford, Oregon, and have traveled to 49 states, and 45 foreign countries. I speak Korean, Thai, and Spanish. I am married with no children. I live half the year in Korea and half the year in the United States.

the views expressed here are my own personal views and do not reflect the views of any of my prior employers.

my web page is https://theworldaccordingtocosmos.com

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  • Poetic Rants Updated

    Poetic Rants Updated  Guns KIll People Following were published in Poetry 24 Monday July 31. 2018 Driving to the End of the World Driving to the end of the world The end times approach Driving through the smoke filled air North of Mt Shasta Heart of bigfoot country End of the world images Fill my…

  • ON THE ROAD PUBLISHED

    ON THE ROAD PUBLISHED Three of My poems, “Hitchiing Tales, Back of the Bus and Cross Country Travels ” are included in this excellent collection. IN SEARCH OF AMERICA 1975 – HITCHHIKING TALES CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIPS  PART ONE BACK OF THE BUS IN SEARCH OF AMERICA 1975 – HITCHHIKING TALES https://cdn.website-editor.net/fe00667aeec34ca4a337137839af94ce/files/uploaded/ON%2520THE%2520ROAD%2520Vol%25201%2520-%2520PDF.pdf In Search of…

  • corona virus revised

    Corona Virus Revised these are some of my corona virus poems written earlier in the year and revised accordingly.  Please see More Corona virus for the latest corona virus collection.  And remember to stay safe!!!!! more corona virus poems Wearing a Mask Controversy Cosmos 2020 April Poetry Part Two Cosmos’s 2020 April Poetry Part One…

  • more corona virus poems

    More Corona Virus Poems Note:  Most of these poems were written in May to July, 2020. I plan on updating this once a month or more often as the muse strikes me. I am hunkering down in South Korea where the virus is slowly spreading but mostly contained.  It is a sad community that a…

  • making baseball great again

    Making Baseball Great Again – a Call for Bold Action to Save the Game  During this time of forced hiatus from business as usual for professional sports, it is a good time to step back and reflect upon the future of Professional sports. American Professional sports, especially baseball, are in trouble! Attending a professional sports…

  • ode to Kombucha

    Ode to Kombucha We have finally mastered the art of brewing home Kombucha, and are enjoying a glass of this miracle drink every morning along with our home made kefir and our power smoothies.  If I keep this up I will live to be a hundred years old.  Only 45 more years to go…. Ode…

  • Chaos Published

    Chaos Published spill words has published my poem, “Chaos” Chaos Cosmos’s 2020 April Poetry Part One Cosmos 2020 April Poetry Part Two April 2019 Poems April 2018 Poems 2017 April Poems the world descends into chaos as our world leaders led by the chaos president are overwhelmed by the smallest enemy of all a simple…

  • favorite places in Yeongjongdo

    My Favorite Places in Yeongjongdo Island, South Korea April 2019 Poems Yeongjongdo Redevelopment Proposals favorite places in Youngchando Island Korea Yeongjongdo  island Korea where the Incheon International Airport is located has lots of things to do besides of course the airport. I have retired here from service in the U.S. State Department.  I live in…

  • Wearing a Mask Controversy

    Wearing a Mask Controversy -wearing a mask should not be a political statement more corona poems posted on the day the death rate hit 105,000 Americans Here are some of my recent Corona poems.  Many have been posted earlier and some have been published, many were posted on All Poetry, Poetry Soup and elsewhere.  These…

  • Encounters with God

    Encounters with God Hypertext publishes “God” Poems The HyperTexts Cosmos 2020 April Poetry Part TwoCosmos 2020 April Poetry Part Two Cosmic Dreams and NightmaresCosmic Dreams and NightmaresDog’s Life poems about dogsDog’s Life poems about dogs Note:  I am not particularly that religious a person but I have had several encounters with God,  spiritual encounters with…

  • Cosmos 2020 April Poetry Part Two

    Cosmos’s 2020 April Poetry Part Two April 16 to April 30 final  statistics for the month – 165  poems  written , most  posted here or in  part one.  Enjoy comments welcomed Note:  for the rest of the month, from April 18th to April 30, I will still be writing a lot of poems, but only…

  • 45 Magazine Publishes “Shape of History”

    45 Magazine Publishes “Shape of History” That’s awesome! You’ve been busy! Hey, feel free to use this photo for your website and social media accounts. Keep Writing, RW On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 8:56 PM jake aller <authorjakecosmosaller@gmail.com> wrote: Ruby  Weatherspoon thanks so much for making my day.  I am starting my forth april…

  • I am Writing to Let You Know

    Active Muse Publishes “I am Writing to Let You Know” Cosmos’s 2020 April Poetry Evil Computer Rants< Active Muse in India has published my latest poem,  “I am Writing To Let You Know” Namaskar, Thanks for giving us the opportunity to publish your work. Your submission is live. You can view your work here: http://www.activemuse.org/2020_Open_Poems/Jake_Aller.html *…

  • Corona Virus is Not God’s Punishment

    Corona Virus is Not God’s Punishment   so much nonsense on the right and left about the Corona virus. God is not sending the Corona  Virus  as a  Punishment,  Black Out Poem               Original text During a press briefing today to address the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic,…

  • Cosmos’s 2020 April Poetry Part One

    Cosmos’s 2020 April Poetry Part One April 1 to April 15 2017 April Poems April 2018 Poems  April 2019 Poems Corona Virus Poems every day I turn on the news published Christian Right on Corona Corona Virus Pandemic Thoughts Welcome to Cosmos’s 2020 April Poetry. This is the fourth attempt to do this.  For this…

  • All I Know I Learned at BHS

    All I know about life I learned at BHS April 2019 Poems wiki on Berkeley High School all that I know about life and how to deal with people   I learned while attending BHS in Berkeley, California back in the distant 70’s so many memories so many different people from all over the world…

  • every day I turn on the news published

    Every Day I Turn on the News will be published by Spill Words Corona Virus Poems Thank you for your recent submission! Due to the relevancy of the subject matter of your poetry we have decided to publish it ahead of your last scheduled submission. Below are the edited publication details: “everyday I turn on…

  • Christian Right on Corona

    Christian Right on Corona Virus Corona Virus Poems Corona Virus Pandemic Thoughts Joe Go Bold or Go Home, revised The  Christian Right has collectively freaked out over the Corona virus pandemic. There seems to be  several themes The Corona virus is a hoax or a conspiracy or overblown by the media to embarrass and weaken…

  • Corona Virus Poems

    Corona Virus Poems Updated – new poems and new audio as of 4/4/2020 These are my corona virus poems. I will update this whenever I write a new corona theme poem.  I have posted these also on All Poetry, Poetry Soup, Cosmos Funnel, Hello Poetry, Poetry Nook, Poetry Magnum Opus, Poetry Circle, Sweek and on…

  • Transgendered Bathroom Bans are not Christian!

    Transgendered Bathroom Bans are not Christian! This is my third and final commentary on social issues.  The first one looked at fetal funerals and argued that such polices are degrading, harmful and cruel and violate the core principles of Christianity.  The second article looked at the right wing marriage myths and opposition to same sex…

  • Right Wing Marriage Myths Deconstructed

    Deconstructing Right Wing Myths About Marriages   Deconstructing Right Wing Marriage Myths Fetal Funerals are Not Christian! This is the second of three postings on social issues.  The first looked at Fetal funerals, this looks at the opposition to same sex and plural marriage and the third will look at the transgendered bathroom controversy.  …

  • Joe Go Bold or Go Home, revised

    Joe, Call for Public Service Time for National Service Go Bold or Go Home! joe biden Joe, Either Go Bold or Retire!           I am writing to you to offer you my advice for winning the nomination and the Presidency.  This is an update to my earlier advice which I hope…

  • Fetal Funerals are Not Christian!

    Fetal Funerals are Not Christian! god           Note: this may be offensive to some readers, if so, I apologizeI am simply trying to understand why Christian leaders are promoting such a cruel, vindictive, misogamist, inhuman policy that is contradicted by the core teachings of the Christian faith. begin Article what does the…

  • Corona Virus Pandemic Thoughts

    Corona Virus Pandemic Thoughts Part One My thoughts on the Corona Virus Pandemic from South Korea. Joe, Either Go Bold or Retire! Updated: there is too much to cover so will probably try to update this once a week every Monday.  Enjoy:  I have turned this into three different postings, my observations and news clippings,…

  • Joined Sweek

    I have joined Sweek and have published a number of my poetry collections there.  Check it out at www.sweek.com. sweek profile More Love Poems More Short Cosmos Poems I have posted the following on the site: Love Poems Okinawa Poems Snarling Cup of Coffee 10 recent Poems Gun Poems April Poems Cosmic Dreams True Love…

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