On 18 April 2024, my first book, Pain, came out in paperback. This is an important personal milestone for me – the end of a long and tedious journey – and a lesson in overcoming fear and obstacles. Pain was
Overcoming fear and obstacles
I Flee, I Fly
Many of my poems have an undertone of spirituality. I wrote I Flee, I Fly in 1986, 18 years old. It explores the complex nature of spiritual pain – the pain of the soul. Compare this poem to Ascension, written
The Flame
I wrote this poem in 1985, 17 years old. It compares the soul to a flame. Just as a flame needs darkness to shine brightly, so is the soul transformed by love, desire, passion and pain. Read also Contemplation (1984),