Poems
Here you can see all the poems I’ve written, translated, or both. Enjoy!
How to Write a Poem Part II: The Master’s Mercies
In another post, I tried to explain my approach to writing poems. I hope to rectify, or at least explain, some omissions today.
A Changing Mind: A Useful Biproduct
Previously, I posted a poem I’d made for the Tower series. At the time, that poem was meant to come at the very beginning of …
Words have Power
Where I discuss my reservations concerning this increasingly popular belief, and share a poem I wrote about it.
How to Patch Together a Potent Poem?
It occurred to me recently that just because I’ve been doing something as naturally as a fish taking to water does not necessarily mean that …
A New Story and an Old Proverb
I wrote a poem to start the book off to a good pace, a creative thesis if you will…
Live like a Plant: A Missed Goal
My mother loves me, and one of the ways she expresses this is through her appreciation of my various creative works. She once said that …
Lessons from Nature: The Snake’s Name and a Song of Praise
Today I’d like to share something that got recorded right away, that very day; a poem that began to take form as I sat by the lake in the cooling twilight.
Poems, Stories, and Loving Where You’re At
If it’s not a story, it doesn’t stick. And what is a story, but a thought, feeling, or time, loosely organized into a beginning, middle, and end? And what is a poem, if not a story? What poem doesn’t do it’s level best to hook you with the first line?
The Face You See in the Glass
I had to laugh at myself. Why should a certain thought or emotion completely change what I was able to see in the mirror?