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Q: What first got you interested in Poetry?

A: It is not what but who got me interested in poetry. That would be my Mother and Father reading classical verses like Mother Goose and the Dr. Seuss Series as a child.

Q: When did you start writing poetry?

A: We swim in a poetry ocean since Birth so I believe we all have this intrinsic quality since conception. But actually writing poetry with pen on paper… if I remember correctly that would be in middle school.

Q: Of all the poems you have written… do you have a favorite?

A: I love my family and friends so I love each poem like them… each poem has a unique personality and intrinsic quality… so I do not have a favorite one.

Q: Who are your favorite poets?

A: Dr. Seuss, E.E. Cummings, Ralph W. Emerson, Walt Whitman, John Ashbury, Robert Frost, William Blake, Allen Ginsberg, William Carlos Williams, and W.B. Yeats to name a few.  Each poet has their special style, rythym, and talent. I enjoy reading their works over and over.  I also enjoy reading and speaking modern day or past poet's work when i get the chance.

Q: Do you worry more about what a poem says or how it says it?

A: Both. My poetry originates from my Heart and deep within an endless stream of words.  Each piece has subterranean levels that I perceive to have a specific meaning that I want to convey; however, I know that each is also open to interpretations of others.  Most people who read my poems or hear my readings say, “that’s deep.”  Their words compliment who I am… a deep being.  I just hope that as they read or hear my poems, I can take them on a journey to where I swim.

Q: Where do you get ideas for poems?

A: Most of my poem ideas originate from everyday life experiences and travels.  When caught in a “moment”, I usually meditate; close my eyes for a little bit to envision, and then write.  Sometimes I go back to “moments” from photos and recapture how I felt, the time of day, where I was, and why I was thinking a particular way; but most of the time I write in the now… exposing Truth right before my eyes and reflecting.  Poems are everywhere!

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