The Folklore Chronicles: the last great american dynasty

Continuing my journey through poetry inspired by Taylor Swift’s folklore album. You can read the previous piece for “cardigan” here. Evenings At Holiday House Of course, they want to blame me.As if the fool didn’t already drink himselfsilly and overindulge on the pudding at dinnerevery night. They’re just jealous of all the funwe had. Fun!ContinueContinue reading “The Folklore Chronicles: the last great american dynasty”

The Folklore Chronicles: cardigan

Welcome back to The Folklore Chronicles with a poem inspired by the song “cardigan” from Taylor Swift’s folklore album. Check out my first poem in the series with “the 1.” I Knew You (And Still Do) You beckoned me over, patting your lap, enticing me withexactly what you knew I wanted: attention and affection.But evenContinueContinue reading “The Folklore Chronicles: cardigan”

The Folklore Chronicles: the 1

Welcome to my first installment of The Folklore Chronicles, a writing endeavor of poems inspired by Taylor Swift’s folklore album. I will follow track by track, starting with “the 1.” The Greatest Love of All Time Is Over Now You were the one, Jay. I was the one. Why’d you have todig up that oldContinueContinue reading “The Folklore Chronicles: the 1”

The Folklore Chronicles

My most recent creative endeavor is a collection of poems inspired by Taylor Swift’s folklore album. Although I ran out of officially published pieces to share, I do often share some work on Instagram. And I’ve had fun reviewing my poetry on my Behind the Poems series, so I thought I’d start sharing these here.ContinueContinue reading “The Folklore Chronicles”

Behind the Poems: The Greatest Show on Mars

This next installment of Behind the Poems, “The Greatest Show on Mars,” originally appeared in Latino Book Review. Come one, come all to see the amazing automaton woman.See how she never cries, not a single tear in those eyes.Step right up, prick her skin. Slice straight through.See how she does not bleed. The wound gapesContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: The Greatest Show on Mars”