So far only poetry lovers with iPads have been able to read blinks of awe, my new poetry book. People without an iPad can now get a better peek at the poetry in the book, which you can see, touch, and hear. I also want to learn where else people want to experience this kind… Continue reading Blinks of Awe Beyond the iPad
Tag: nostalgia
Ripping Current
I return where I was born, not physically Driving a machine that didn't yet exist through the sleepy streets nocturnal every intersection bursting with memories Past overgrown trees surrounding an elementary school I can't see Thrusting into radio static songs names scenes all unfamiliar except the change drums as predictable as heartbeats On the sandy… Continue reading Ripping Current
Just a memory
One two three, and you're just a memory. Passed through me like a breath rushing to escape these layered days bookended in a haze of smoke disguised as ethics. Eyes don't perceive the depth of field in this panorama of you. Fingers reach out but can't touch a thought. With sense of smell improved, less hunger, sleep no… Continue reading Just a memory
The Medium of First Drafts Doesn’t Matter
I was recently seduced by a typewriter. It happened while I was watching Finding Forrester. The typewriter came on screen and it intrigued me the way a record player or an old computer might. Something inside me said, this is how they did it before for years and years. No sexy, overpriced multitasking machine with tweets,… Continue reading The Medium of First Drafts Doesn’t Matter
blinks of awe themes: nostalgia
"preDawn", the first chapter of blinks of awe, touches on traveling, inspiration, the deep corners of the night, and nostalgia. Though the latter is only directly referenced in two of the seven poems, it drives the other topics and ideas in its own unique way. Nostalgia has been a pet topic of mine for years.… Continue reading blinks of awe themes: nostalgia
Arsenal of Words 