Words Matter
Growing up, I was forever mindful of words. I listened to what others said and questioned why. I cringed when I heard raised voices and unkind words. I smiled when I observed animated conversations. Best of all, I discovered a whole other world when I learned to read. It fed my imagination. The neighborhood library […]
Letting Go
Writing poetry is liberating. There is a sense of relief when words land and make sense. When the words sound right, the verse is free, the stanzas appear well fitted, and the meter slips into a perfect pattern. Simply put, the words work and a poem has come to life. I recently published a second […]
Shadow Self
One of a poet’s greatest treasures is a well penned journal. I have been keeping a journal for years. Throughout my teen years, it was a way of tapping into endless reaching – mostly for happiness. Something social media taps into all too readily. A journal is a kind of private confessional. To say in […]
Timeless Voices
One of the best things about being an avid reader is being pleasantly surprised. Sometimes by a compelling narrative that leaves me with the proverbial “goose bump feeling” from start to finish. Sometimes by larger-than-life characters that continue to live in my imagination long after their story comes to an end. Sometimes by reading the […]
The Teacher
It takes awhile for labels to fall away. Some never do. Even though it has been quite some time since I was introduced as “the teacher” – I am recently retired – I suspect my teaching roots are deeply planted. The instinct to learn, to read, to explain – at times, for lack of an […]
Instant Image
Words are like physical images when curated just so. They appear like a polaroid photograph that magically converts light into visual memories. Unlike the instant images caught in multiple images snapped by a digital lens, a polaroid image is an exacting process. The intimate interaction of negative and positive chemically treated sheets of paper physically […]
IN A WORD
SLEEPLESS
UNSILENCED
RESILIENCE
