Just a little under two years ago, I started Brave and Reckless in order to make an essay I had posted on Facebook, What Every Woman Knows, more readily available for sharing. A reaction piece to the infamous Trump “grab them by the pussy” video, I was just trying to process my feelings in a … Continue reading An Unexpected Journey
A poet can only speak truth of their own life highest compliment to know that our explosive rush of words resonates our trembling unveiling of deepest self touches the secret depths of another Writing poetry is inherently solitary a reflective, lonely walk in wilderness of our own hearts and souls full of unexpected detours buried memories hopes … Continue reading Cartography (revisited)
Meet a Warrior: John W. Leys/Blood Into Ink
A poet can only speak truth of their own life The highest compliment to know that our explosive rush of words resonates for others that our trembling unveiling of deepest self has touched the secret depths of another Writing poetry is inherently solitary a reflective lonely walk into the wilderness of our own hearts … Continue reading Cartography (revisited)
A poet can only speak Truth of their own life The highest compliment Is be told Our explosive rush of words Resonates for someone else Our trembling unveiling Of our deepest selves Has touched the Secret depths of another Writing poetry is Inherently solitary A reflective Lonely Walk into the wilderness Of our own … Continue reading Cartography (revisited)
It is a truth Universally acknowledged That a poet can only truly speak The truth of their own life The deepest flattery Is when we are told That our explosive rush of words Resonates for someone else That our trembling unveiling Of our deepest selves Has touched that deep Secret part of another’s heart This … Continue reading Cartography
Brave & Reckless 