Poetry and other literature.
Category: Writing
I’m a Witness
I'm a witness to this nation. Generation -- we make a scene. This is live, and this is real, not a book.
Chapbooks Available Now!
It’s been a fast year, and much of that time has been spent preparing my first chapbook for release. After a few delays and procrastination I’m happy to announce that Letters About Losing You is available for purchase! To have …
Happy National Poetry Day
Happy National Poetry Day everyone! As I’m sitting here writing this, so many lines of poetry are going through my head. It’s such a happy day! Of course, National Poetry Day is a British initiative, but any excuse is a …
Black Banana
Happy Tuesday friends! I’m so glad to tackle another week with you and share more poetry from the book. If you’re working on the poem-a-day for April (national poetry month) I hope that’s been coming along well. I’m a few …
Persevering
Hello everyone! So, it appears that I skipped the chapbook sneak peek last week in the wake of this year’s NCAA basketball mayhem, but alas! I have returned, with a trio of lines from one of the later poems in …
Vestige
I wanted to share a poem with you all that I wrote for the Clothesline Musings exhibit on display now at the Cary Arts Center. Hope you enjoy! Listen here: Vestige She slips an aged brooch into my …
CHAPBOOK RELEASE!!!!!
I couldn’t wait any longer! After making everyone wait for weeks I decided Friday would be the perfect time to relax, take some time for yourself over the weekend and read the poems in my chapbook. While, the printed versions …
Parting is Such Good Sorrow
We are 7 days closer to the release of Letters About Losing You! This line is from section 2 of the chapbook, and is one of my personal favorites. It sets a scene that is both subtle and intricate and …
Some Physical Laws
I know you’ve just been waiting shamelessly by your computers for the past 7 days just dying to hear the next line from Letters About Losing You haha. And just like every Tuesday, I promise not to disappoint, so here …
World Poetry Day
I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart / I am the Negro bearing slavery’s scars / I am the red man driven from the land, / I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek – / And finding only …
