The Multiplicty of Love
Valentine’s Day isn’t really my jam, but I was in a philosophical mood, so I wrote some poems about the many shapes and sizes of love.
Valentine’s Day isn’t really my jam, but I was in a philosophical mood, so I wrote some poems about the many shapes and sizes of love.
I feel fractured/ something fundamental/ is broken inside of me./ My pieces aren’t ticking/ and tocking the way they should.
Grief is such a small word/ How can only five letters/ Encompass the vast sea/ Of emotions crashing/ The waves tearing me apart?
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.
This poem is somewhat an ode to my tattoos, but I’ve gotten more tattoos since then. I hope you enjoy!
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 […]
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