The Inspiration I love music and literature.  I love all forms of artistic self-expression, but my emotions are stirred the most by music and the written or spoken word. As a result, my personal social media algorithms tend to lean towards indie artists, songwriters, and poets.  I also like to read the comments on these … Continue reading They say it’s easy →

The background Many years ago, once upon a time, I dated a guy who took personal offense to the dark motifs and attitudes that often came out in my poems. He seemed to think it said something about him and us that I saw love as an emotional burden and hated that the feeling often … Continue reading I’m not going to write you a love poem because you asked for it… →

The thing about writing a book of old poetry is that it requires you to take the time to revisit those old poems.  It’s somewhat bittersweet delving into those memories and revisiting that version of myself. It’s also a little eye opening to realize that no matter how much I change, I still somehow stay … Continue reading Searching →