April is National Poetry Month. It is one of my favorite times of the year. I love poetry for so many reasons and I am always trying to encourage more people to check it out. I read that many people don't like poetry because they don't understand it. I try to inform people that there …
Gateway (haiku)
How does a prick feel? Like when a heart beats and flows How it hurts so good
Painter (poem)
I spoke of spirit and grandiose heights A New Year fuels my head and stomach full of rum A tale was spun while I was at work birthing a new love Don't tell me that what I know is real was a flame in the night A vision only seen with glasses after the ball …
6 Great Contemporary Poems
I wanted to share 6 great poems I recently came across. I truly believe these are amazing writers that will continue to come out with some great work. It is so important to support young or innovative poets. This is why I wanted to share their poems in this post. I want to get their …
Sonia Sanchez – Super Poet!
She is one of the reasons I love haiku! Sonia Sanchez has always been one of my absolute favorite poets. I discovered her work as a teenager. I loved her take on how the world was changing in the 1960s and 1970s in the US. Sonia's work discussed prejudices and women's rights. Those were topics …
Of Light & Air – Poems
Happy National Poetry Month! Check out me reading 2 poems from a poetry book published in 2019. The book is available for purchase. Please go to the Books & Merchandise tab to find out more information about the book and how to purchase it on Amazon.
Untitled Poem – Audio Version
Hello All! Please check out my new Untitled poem. Please click to hear the audio. I am currently working on a book right now so I will be posting more information about that soon. Get ready. The book I am working on is fiction. Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2WEMVkiQcA
Just A Unicorn (Haiku version)
I wanted to share a few of my haiku that are in the Just A Unicorn book. I love poetry and have been writing it since I was about twelve. I was introduced to haiku (a Japanese form of poetry) in college. I fell in love with this form of poetry. Traditionally, haiku is about …
Winter Haiku
The fir surrounds us Our evergreen, forever Forest of blessing Photo by Burak Kebapci on Pexels.com
A Close Encounter Haiku
Photo by Susanne Jutzeler on Pexels.com My war with cold ends when I brush up against skin starting December