Description: Riding and writing in the Front Range
Riding and writing in the Front Range
Menu Home About Contact Resources Poetry Month 2023 May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023 ~ Eunice ~ Leave a comment After beginning my fridge poetry endeavors last year , I was officially hooked. It amazed me how 300-ish words could be rearranged in so many ways. This small chunk of the English language could pack an emotional punch, and I was eager to learn how hard that punch could hit. I began to write poems without the magnets, picking and choosing from the entirely of English words.
It felt overwhelming at first, to convert the gooey emotions floating in my head into words. There were so many things I could write about, and so many words to sort through. But over time, I began to find my poetic voice. I continued to read poetry and find inspiration from others. I returned to Mary Oliver’s poems over and over again, and sought out new-to-me poetry from Sherman Alexie, Charles Bukowski, and Ocean Vuong. Their varied perspectives taught me about both the strangeness and beauty in life.