Outside the Lines: A Spoken Word Poem
I‘ve been interested in spoken word for awhile now, and after my first meeting with my mentor in January 2015, I even told her that one of my goals was […]
In Retrospect, a Response to a Poem I Wrote as a Teen
When I think of silence, I think about regret. When I was a kid, I was painfully shy. I remember that when I was in middle school, the other kids […]
This poem contains swearing: Sometimes I just want to scream “F*CK IT”
I wrote this poem during a very frustrating period during rehearsal for Made of Stone. I have honestly never been so afraid to bring a character to life, and although […]
Cold Showers: An Original Poem
In the mornings you can find me doing jumping jacks on my bathroom floor. I don’t know how I talk myself into these things… The water gets turned to freezing. […]
“Wasn’t Everyone Bullied?” – Poetry, Self-Worth, and Harmless Pranks
I was slightly taken aback a few days ago when a member at the gym I work at suddenly asked me: “were you bullied?” He’s one of our “regulars” and […]