The Sound of Words

When I write a poem I choose to rhyme. I write to plant pleasure with its tone as much as the discovery of its meaning over time.

The sound of words have been and will remain profoundly important to me. It is not just the meaning of words I value, but their flow and form, their rhythm, how they are said, when they are spoken, and by whom, in mind, or through the air. Words sound as well as mean.

For Love, People, Place, and Hope

At heart I have a spirit that will not yield.

I work when the time is right and value my creative freedom over financial reward. It has always been this way for me. My work is unconstrained by the demands of others. I express what I want, in the way I want, and when I want. My downside is that I work alone, intensely, relentlessly.

I work for love, for people, place, and hope.

"I"

I: the singular first person pronoun; myself, the speaker, or my imagined self.

Much of what I write here is written from this point of view. It is not always my point of view. Placing speech marks around the letter, the word, encourages me to think more carefully about its meaning.

"I" declares distance from me to you and invites your scrutiny. My hope is that by expressing my thoughts as I, you are more willing to come closer, and that "we" are given chance and voice.