The Write Life

In this episode I share my poem "Truth or Dare" and talk about my writing process and the joy of being a creative. I also offer some performance tips if you are ready to share your writing with a larger audience.

This week I share my poem "We Are" and talk about how the creative process can be a healing balm in times of major transition. I also share how my writing is helping me process and move through my grief in really surprising ways after losing my father two weeks ago.

This podcast episode was inspired by being with my father in the last weeks of his life, which has given us the gift of time together for reflection and healing. I share my poem "A Case for Evolution" and talk about how even though our parents try their best, they do not always give us the right tools for life or healthy advice.

In this episode I share my poem "The Library" and talk about my love of reading, which I also share with my father and how we are bonding over books, even in his final days of battling pancreatic cancer. I also share the ways I am planning on taking care of myself, as his caregiver, while also holding space for him in his end-of-life journey.

In this episode I share my poem "Starfish" and reflect on my current journey of riding the waves of heartbreak around my father's rapidly advancing pancreatic cancer, while also trying to not become seasick from grief.

In this week's episode I share my poem "Bookseller Sage" and talk about the many blessings of being an adoptive parent. I also talk about the joys (and balancing act) of being both a creative and a mother.

In this week's episode I talk about how I am starting to embody the life I really want to live and how for many years it was my "dirty little secret." I share some steps you can take to bring your dream life into reality as well. I also share my poem A Poet All Along. The two books I recommend in this episode are The Poetry Home Repair Manual by Ted Kooser and The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer.

This week's episode was recorded in the beautiful WNC mountains where I am currently housesitting. I share my poem "The Visitor" and talk about the doubt that can creep in when you aren't feeling creative and how to nurture yourself until the muse returns. I also share the story about my recent encounter with a disgruntled spirit in the apartment we stayed at in Savannah on our way up, showing how inspiration (I am already brainstorming the poem I will write about my experience) can find you in the most random of ways.

I having been reading Duane Elgin's book "Voluntary Simplicity" and was inspired to talk in this week's episode about the desire to simplify my life. I share my poem "Disconnected" and discuss ways in which we all can become more conscious of what we consume, so we leave the world better for future generations.