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The Poetry of Identity: Embracing Creativity and Artistry
I have over 60 pieces of writing published and about half of those are poems. I have always written poetry, but only began submitting poetry for publication to build a resume. It was not until I was named the poet laureate before I called myself a poet. So I like to remind myself and others…
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To Be Read or Spoken?
A fellow poet who goes to several open mics a week, posed this: Wondering if you could give me your thoughts on the difference, we are seeing on the poetry scene right now between the written word and spoken word performance. My response (off the cuff) was this: My poems end up changing as I…



