My verse thrives on the tensions inherent in loneliness, longing, and fulfillment – either through the life of the mind or those moments of life in which our senses are filled with the external to the extent which loneliness is forgotten. Having written poetry for over twenty years, I tend to use verse to deliver my observations on being a woman in 21st century America. My work is very personal yet holds a universal quality to which most can relate. (As an aside – I graduated from the University of IL at Chicago in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, with an emphasis in Business & Inter-personal communications.)
In the last few months of 2008 I watched my life unravel and felt helples to stop it. I did my best to remain calm and tell myself everything would be ok; it wasn’t. So, as 2008 came to a close I wasn’t entirely sure I’d see very far into 2009, however I have made it almost to the end of October and I am still breathing (albeit painfully at times.)
I wrote at a near feverish pitch in the first months of this year, one, two or more poems some days. While this pace has slowed considerably, my mind still runs in circles, chasing words, hoping to find those that will express what is going on in my head and my heart. (The two do not always agree.) Nights when I wake up in the dark, alone, I think perhaps it has been a dream – a nightmare really. I wait for sound to reach out from other parts of the house to reassure me that my life is just as it was – then I realize where I am in time. Now the poetry comes to me, unbidden, when it is time for it to surface. and that’s ok.
Having this place to express myself keeps me moving forward…comments are always welcome (please keep in mind I prefer constructive criticism as opposed to critique for the sake of critque). If it were not for poetry, there are moments when I would simply not exist.
Be well…
October 12, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Concise version: her verse thrives
enough said . . .
January 5, 2008 at 2:07 am
I have enjoyed the poems that I have read — and look forward to reading more.
- Mark
March 19, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I have read a few of the poems on here. I especially love “Release Me to Breathe.” I will definitely will be coming back to read more.
-Nicole
January 10, 2009 at 6:52 pm
I hope the recent posts are up to expectations. I wouldn’t be here now if I wasn’t able to write.
February 1, 2009 at 8:04 pm
How wonderful your writing is. I am so glad I found it.
February 1, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Thank you – I’m glad you found it as well. Comments are always welcome.
March 5, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Very glad I stumbled on your blog! It’s really wonderful! Must find time to read all of your posts. =] Thanks for the great read!
-.Raspberries.~
April 8, 2009 at 10:01 am
As a newly signed SF/Alt. Hist. author with CWP, I’m pleased to see that they do indeed publish a variety of material. And while I’m not a true aficionado of verse [except maybe for Charlse Bukowski and his ilk], yours work for me…
April 10, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Wonderful and refreshing writing.
April 20, 2009 at 11:19 am
Hi,
You are creating pictures with your words.
Thanks for sharing,
Phil Edwards
April 20, 2009 at 11:23 am
Hi,
You are creating pictures with your words.
Thanks for sharing,
Phil Edwards
May 18, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Wow – I’m so amazed by your poems, you have no idea. Emotional resonance can often be a function of time and place; if that’s so, then your work has reached me in the ideal circumstances.
Thank you for sharing your talent with the world!