Fractured
I feel fractured/ something fundamental/ is broken inside of me./ My pieces aren’t ticking/ and tocking the way they should.
Poetry
For Lack of a Better Term
Grief is such a small word/ How can only five letters/ Encompass the vast sea/ Of emotions crashing/ The waves tearing me apart?
All Hallows Eve
I am wishing everyone a blessed Samhain and a happy Halloween on this day. The following is one of my favorite poems, from Audre Lorde. You can listen to me read it in the 10th episode of Wandering Troupe Poetry Readings, my Patron-only poetry podcast which I have made publicly available for this episode only.
The Elements
This poem is somewhat an ode to my tattoos, but I’ve gotten more tattoos since then. I hope you enjoy!
Poetry and Music
I’ve been a poet and a writer all my life. Growing up I wrote poems in journals, on post-it notes, in thank-you cards and letters. Words sprawled across pages, some of them unbearably cheesy, corny, angsty, particularly as I got to high school. For years I have been honing my craft, and I continue to […]
Hell
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Ars Poetica
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Apocalypse
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What if?
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Pain of Passion
Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while now have surely realized my love for Sor Juana and translating her work. Recently I read a translation of hers at a virtual poetry reading, which I referenced in last week’s post. The reading was ‘30 Years/ 30 Poems’ which was put together […]