Photo by Katie Rainbow ud83cudff3ufe0fu200dud83cudf08 on Pexels.com If you are just getting to know me and my craft, it is important to note that I am currently a graduate student at Southern New Hampshire University. I am pursuing a Masters in English and Creative Writing with a concentration in Poetry. My academic advisor, Colin McGahan, … Continue reading Paraphrasing my Academic Advisor’s Review of Grimoire
20th anniversary of 9/11
Thoughts on 9/11 – 20 years later…
Re: 9/11/2021 Though I have opinions and came into my own politically, there are no politics in my poem, "Landmark of Light". There are no references to patriotism and bigotry. It is just a reflection of the pain we felt as New Yorkers. Every year gets more and more painful as names are read at … Continue reading Thoughts on 9/11 – 20 years later…
Landmark of Light
Upon a boatone can survey themerging of memoriesprojected upon the backdropof a skyline marred by fear One canspot the wallopening upas it separatesinto a gatewayfor the healingof broken hearts Knowing that it’s beentwo decadessince we kept rememberingwhere we were that daywhen lower Manhattanbecame a metropolis of ghosts Knowing that it’s beentwo decadessince we rememberedin spite … Continue reading Landmark of Light