Photograph by Samer Daboul Some of the poetry I write is humorous or tells a story. But sometimes I have moments where traumas of the past start to creep back in, and one of the ways I bounce those things out is by writing. After all, I don’t want that kind of darkness roosting and …
I have found that anyone who comes from the realm of the creative process feels separated from world in some way. As a writer of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and music, it can be a daunting emotional roller coaster, albeit, one I wouldn’t trade for anything. As with any gift a person has, writing can bring …
Artwork By Kimberly Jo Smith I have always been someone who believes that no matter how much adversity you’re surrounded by, there is a way to endure it and come out strong if you have a sound faith base and are true to yourself. I am also a firm believer that if one processes anger …
Being a poet and writer can be difficult. I wouldn’t trade it for anything, but it can be both a blessing and a curse for it is something that lives within you, yet divides your time with the world. The obvious answer to settle such a dilemma would be to abandon it altogether in favor …
I made a New Years promise to myself to write four poems a month and post them on Facebook. I forgot to post February’s installment, which actually wound up being one large narrative poem that is nine pages long. I made the decision that nine pages of a narrative poem more than filled the required …
When I first began writing, I was very young. I made serious efforts from the time that I was in middle school and never stopped. In the beginning I wrote what was in my heart, weaving stories that sprang out of me from the depths times that have long since passed. However, as I neared …
I grew up reading the classics; Dickens, Austen, Longfellow, Wordsworth, etc. From novels to poetry, I could not get enough of them. Those are the wondrous lines and meters that shaped my own writing, inspiring me in so many ways. After doing my genealogy I found that I had many authors in my background so …
There are times when inspiration comes at the drop of a hat for me. This poem was just one of those moments. I was not even in the mood to write and chose to watch a Korean drama instead. There was a moment in one scene where time stood still for everyone except one character. …
If you ever find yourself starved of ideas for something to write about, the best thing to do is never look for the obvious. It is so easy to pop open your laptop and google things such as, “25 Amazing Writing Prompts,” or, “The Top Ten ideas for a Great Plot.” Instead of traveling down …
Confused about direction in life? Here’s a thought—- There it is…see it? Dare I? Should I? But what if I did…or didn’t? Could I? Will I?Should I?Would I? CAN I? That’s it—-life summed up in a few modal verbs, conjunctions and conditionals. Life would be more progressive if we took power over the grammar of our thought, …