Welcome.

Your voice matters. Your story matters.

It is easy for us to forget this, I have to be reminded, often it feels like ‘waking up’.

What wakes me up most often are the words of others.

I have found it is healing for me to remember and reflect on how I feel in different situations. Sometimes I have words, other times images in my mind, but I have learned to pay attention to my inner life. Through reflection, I am encouraged to live with more peace, wisdom, and grace. I also share my words in hope that they might inspire others to listen more deeply to others and to their own inner life and to find their voices and…to speak.

Why Poetry?

My favorite medium of ‘speaking’ is poetry. I have found that it cuts across situational semantics and the meaning is constantly shifting based on where the reader finds themselves. In this way poetry stays relevant beyond context of time and place. Also, poetry causes me to slow down and be careful with each word and to really ponder what I saw, felt, and want to say as beautifully and efficiently as I’m able. I hope you enjoy these offerings.