Writing on the bellum omnium contra omnes or the Woodstock Nation, Charles Cantalupo's literary trajectory ranges far: from poems published in religious journals in the 1980s to experimental British and American literary journals in the 90s. Yet the year 2000 marked a new development for Cantalupo with his co-authoring the historic Asmara Declaration on African Languages and Literatures. Writing poetry and literary criticism about Africa and translating poets from Eritrea, he reached a much wider audience than before. This led to his memoir, Joining Africa (2012) and returned Cantalupo as a poet to his own American experience. The subtitle, "Further Steps," of one of his subsequent books of poetry could apply to all of his writing. Clooscape the Poet takes further steps. Charles Cantalupo is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English, Comparative Literature, and African Studies at The Pennsylvania State University. He lives in Eastport, Maine.