Hendrik Slegtenhorst has published fourteen books and over 140 works in established media.

His interests are music, literature, and the arts; the natural environment and the urban landscape; and, the realization of community identity, aspirations, and needs. His work experience extends across:

• his activities as a professional writer, speaker, columnist, and editor;
• board directorships in cultural, community, and economic development;
• executive management of local government and heritage institutions;
• senior management of post-secondary education; and,corporate appointments in project management, information technology, human resources, compensation, and training at transnationals.

His portfolio includes the poetic trilogy Solitary Ethics, a six books' series on all the cantatas of J.S. Bach, two books on music and art, a guide to Stanley Park, and two books on Canadian local government, as well as over 140 publications (90 poems, 50 articles on local government) in established media in Canada, the United States, Spain, France, and Argentina.