Self Reflections

Wading

After letting the pond thicken and brown for many years, it’s an eerie feeling to delve back into the depths of my hard drive. To sift through forgotten files. I am wading through folders entitled “Undergrad Essays” and “Poems about J” and trying to surface something that makes sense. Something clean. But clarity is hard when your memory has hardened. I find myself…

New Years Shuffle (Pantoum)

Happy almost 2013, everyone. In honor of the year ahead, and my resolution to reacquaint myself with poetry, I’ve opted to post a dusty Pantoum I wrote about old acquaintances; the kind that should be forgot…ten. Generally, I dislike restrictive, formulaic structures. The words feels clunky, forged together in an antiquated way.  But, if executed…


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