James Ph. Kotsybar is an accredited judge for the American Orchid Society and owns Chaotic Exotics orchid nursery in the Sta. Rita Hills, northern Santa Barbara County’s wine region.
He has performed his poetry live at the Los Angeles Performing Arts Center, Llhasa Club in Hollywood and Beyond Baroque Gallery in Santa Monica. His series of 'green-screen" poetry videos is still shown on Santa Barbara's arts and education channels, and he was a regular monthly guest on KCSB 91.9 FM, with appearances on KDB 97.3 FM and Lompoc's TAP_TV.
He has been published in POETIC JUSTICE, PROPHETIC VOICES, 2AM MAGAZINE, THE BUBBLE, ASKEW and THE SOCIETY OF CLASSICAL POETS. His awards include TAPESTRY OF BRONZE; ODES TO THE OLYMPIANS, SOCIETY OF CLASSICAL POETS and LONE STARS MAGAZINE.
Recently, one of his haiku’s won a NASA competition and was selected for “Special Recognition†and launch aboard the MAVEN spacecraft to Mars, making it the first literature launched to another world.