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”
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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”
Behind the Poems: Weeknights With Walter
This next installment of Behind the Poems, “Weeknights With Walter,” was originally published in Resurrection Magazine – La Ley Del Karma, an online publication that I can’t find a working link to anymore. It’s the evening ritual with mom. Every night at 5:30, after she came homefrom a long day at work and I hadContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: Weeknights With Walter”
Behind the Poems: Hollywood Living
Originally published in the Avatar Review, Issue 21 (an online publication that is now defunct), this next installment of Behind the Poems is a love letter to my hometown. It doesn’t matter where I go in SoFlo. Palm trees always follow.Lush green to decaying brown starburst fronds exploding from atrunk of taupe rings so skinnyContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: Hollywood Living”
Behind the Poems: ex
Originally published in the Avatar Review, Issue 21, this next installment of Behind the Poems is an ode to writer’s block. Cross it all off and don’t look back. Like a long languid breath, to draw that X over words that no longer work because you no longer work the same way. X marks theContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: ex”
Behind the Poems: Battle of the Billboards
My next installment of Behind the Poems was first featured in the Avatar Review, Issue 21. I was inspired to write this one on a road trip I took driving up to Orlando with my best friend. The poem below is the result. On the drive up to Orlando through the 95, we saw billboardContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: Battle of the Billboards”