From last years NYC Poetry Festival… Landmark of Light @ NYC Poetry Festival 2022 September 11th, 2019.
9/11
Paraphrasing my Academic Advisor’s Review of Grimoire
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
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