"I’ve been rereading your story. I think it’s about me in a way that might...
“I’ve been rereading your story. I think it’s about me in a way that might not be flattering, but that’s okay. We dream and dream of being seen as we really are and then finally someone looks at us and...
View ArticleDoes everything you write in a poem have to have a direct meaning? Sometimes...
You know, there’s this myth out there that all poems have to have a deeper meaning, that you should always be able to “explain them” to someone else.Poetry doesn’t always have an explanation. Take the...
View ArticleDear Unknown (letter from a mother to her unborn child)
I hadn’t even named you yet.Some nights I wake up in a cold sweat, feeling your tiny fingerprintsall over me like monsoon rain, fading away like invisible inkwhen the flashlight is removed. On those...
View Articleafter you write a poem do you find it best to immediately proof read and edit...
I prefer to immediately proofread and edit, but often I proofread and edit and then set the poem aside to “let it marinate” in my drawer, then come back to it later with a different angle and revise it...
View ArticleOh my goodness, I definitely didn't phrase that right! I know you're not a...
I would leave it and come back, if I were you! Often if you take some time off from a poem and let it rest, you’ll think of something new and fresh while you’re focusing on another activity. :)
View ArticleHello love, I hope it's no bother, but I was wondering if you could give me a...
Favorite spoken word poets: Rudy Francisco, Sierra DeMulder, Bob Hicok, Andrea Gibson, Anis Mogjani, Rachel McKibbens, Buddy Wakefield, Derrick Brown, Shane Koyczan, Jeanann Verlee, Carrie Rudzinski,...
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You were a kindness when I was a stranger But I wouldn’t ask for what I...
You were a kindness when I was a stranger But I wouldn’t ask for what I didn’t need Everything’s weird and we’re always in danger Why would you shatter somebody like me
View ArticleHello there! Big fan of your writing :) I'm entering my poetry in a few...
Hey! In my opinion, a “good” poem (and of course that’s subjective) is one that makes the reader think from different perspectives or look at a topic in a new light. Apparently some of my most...
View ArticleI’m having trouble inside my skin I try to keep my skeletons in I’ll be a...
I’m having trouble inside my skin I try to keep my skeletons in I’ll be a friend and a fuck-up And everything But I’ll never be Anything you ever want me to be
View ArticleHi! So I have a few questions I was hoping you would answer. How do you...
Hey. Normally I just write in first person, because there’s something more intimate and real about it for me. I rarely ever use third person unless I’m describing a relationship between a couple and I...
View Article"So of course I miss you and I miss you bad But I also felt this way when I...
“So of course I miss you and I miss you bad But I also felt this way when I was still with you” - The Whitest Boy Alive, Golden Cage (via m-anque)
View ArticleHello! This is probably a very difficult question, but what's your favourite...
Thanks for the kind words! :)My favorite poem, though of course difficult to choose as you said, would have to be "Elegy Owed" by Bob Hicok.
View ArticleThe Hoarder
The first time I went over to his house my hands shooknot because I was nervous, but because even the railings were coveredwith trash and there was no way to keep myself from falling down the...
View ArticleMay I have a link to your poem I think it was from the mother to her daughter...
Ahh I’m not sure which one you’re talking about exactly.Is it this one, maybe? http://writingsforwinter.tumblr.com/post/46812887069/dear-ana-an-open-letter-to-anorexia
View ArticleYour poems are so beautiful but I am new to writing and am confused, is a...
Poetry: A form of literature using rhythm and “enjambment,” which means the poem is broken up into separate lines or grouped into chunks of lines called stanzas.Prose: A form of language that uses...
View Article"I usually solve problems by letting them devour me."
“I usually solve problems by letting them devour me.” - Franz Kafka (via likeafieldmouse)
View ArticleThe Hoarder
writingsforwinter:The first time I went over to his house my hands shooknot because I was nervous, but because even the railings were coveredwith trash and there was no way to keep myself from falling...
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