My Poetry
The first time I wrote a poem and shared it, I was 11 years old and I didn't immediately get the praise and admiration I was looking for. In fact I was laughed at. I still wanted to be a writer but the deep down fear of being ridiculed never really left me for most of my adult life.
I wrote but rarely shared my poetry or other writing... until I did.
That's when I came home to myself. I started writing on substack, performing at poetry open mics and published my first poetry collection. The part of me that always felt like she was too sensitive or too dramatic, finally found her voice. and she was never too much.
Sacred Embers:
A dance of Becoming
Through lyrical reflections and vivid imagery, Sacred Embers captures the essence of transformation: the courage to face your shadows, the grace to embrace your brokenness, and the strength to rise anew.
Whether you are navigating a personal trial, seeking deeper connection, or simply savouring the beauty of words, this collection will inspire you to pause, reflect, and find meaning in the moments that shape us.
The Crown We Wore
This Collection of Sonnets started as a single sonnet- a call to remember what can't be taken from us even in the darkest times. After writing it, I felt like I wanted to tell a story. The story my darkest time; the story of Coronavirus and Cancer; of the personal and the political. Each sonnet wove itself into a crown. A fourteen sonnet looping crown of sonnets. The piece is non-linear storytelling written in formal meter and rhyme scheme that mirrors our personal unrelenting battle against bureaucracy and the strange politics of absurd Covid rules.
Love Languages
This long poem was written a few months before the end of my thirty year marriage. It's not a lament. It's not a rage poem. It's a journey through the languages of a long term relationships.
Told through the languages of touch and time, this poem is about what happens when we stop talking and the silence sets in.
