Poetry

Reflective, Responsive, Ekphrastic

• Power’s Out (Written in response to the PSPS events during the California Wildfires of 2017-2018) Read: Power’s Out →
• BREATHE (Ekphrastic poem from November 2022 In response to
  “Bodies” by Maria Jose Fierros Aguilar) Read: Breathe→
• “Alone” (Ekphrastic poem from January 2023 in response to a photograph by Dennis Ariza titled “Alone”) Read: “Alone” →
• “Big Horned Sheep on a Patterned Stone” (Ekphrastic poem from January 2023 in response to a photograph ” Big Horned Sheep on a Patterned Stone” by J. Stephen Hartley) Read: “Big Horned Sheep on a Patterened Stone”→
• “Big Camera” (Ekphrastic poem from January 2023 in response to a photograph ” Big Camera by J. Stephen Hartley) Read: “Big Camera”→
• -Saeculum (A reflective poem from March 2023 for my husband on the loss of a loved one) Read: Saeculum→
• Imagine. I Had! (A reverse ekphrastic poem from April 2023, Artwork by Vineeta Dhillon created in response) Read: Imagine. I had!→
• I Tried To Hold The Ocean In My Hand (A reflective poem from April 2023, on the 2nd anniversary of the loss of a brother and the 26th anniversary of the loss of another brother) Read: I Tried to Hold The Ocean in My Hand→
• 100 Leaves (A reflective poem from October 2023, written on painted wooden boxes and left anonymously in trees for the public to find) Read: 100 leaves→
• And, You Boss? (A reflective poem from April 2024 to an experience at a fast food restaurant) Read: And You Boss→
• The Blue Velvet Bag (A reflective poem around a personal loss) Read: The Blue Velvet Bag->
• Champagne Hair (A reflective poem) Read: Champagne Hair ->
• “Equator” (An ekphrastic poem to accompany a piece I created by the same name) Read: “Equator” ->
• more to come. stay tuned