Why I Write

My poetry is much about my own experience, as is all writing I guess. What is unique about my work and seems to be somewhat pervasive is the recurring theme of solving problems. I take this tack naturally wherein I present a problem and work through it, providing a solution at the end. This isn’t always the case, but it seems to come up regularly. I often write for this purpose, so it feels like a natural thing for me.

I write to deal with a problem or express a joy in my life. When I am ruminating on either of these things I write it down to get it out of my head. It helps me stop obsessing or worrying about something to write it down. It’s also sometimes just fun to write. I get these lines stuck in my head I really like and I just need to put it to paper before I forget it. My short term memory has never been my strong suit.

I’ve been writing since I was a kid, started my first real journal probably at 12 and that was when poetry started for me. I wrote some really bad stuff back then But it was the begining of this path and I certainly have grown since. I have a need to write, I really have to do it. It’s been this way since I was a kid. My mom used to listen to me every night at my bedside before I went to sleep. I would yammer on until everything on my mind had been said. I couldn’t get to sleep otherwise. Now I write it down, and sleep soundly.