I was interviewed by author David T. Applegate on 11 October 2023 about my journey and mission as poet. Read about it in this post and watch the interview on YouTube. David T. Applegate (author of the series The Empire
Telling my story as a poet
Verse to a God
I wrote this poem in 1985, 17 years old. The beloved is divinely cold, almost like a statue. Compare the despair in this poem to the pain of unrequited love in Disappointment (1987) and to the disillusionment of Death of
Strangers
I wrote Strangers in 1984, 16 years old. Even people who care deeply might not truly understand each other. They end up as strangers, only to part finally. Compare this poem with The Visit (1985), when the two strangers meet