When in December 2023, I got the invite to take my spoken word poetry to New Zealand for their March 2024 WOMAD event, I was beyond ecstatic. Of course, I had no idea where I would obtain the funds for such a trip. Still, I couldn’t wait – until my pro-Palestine stance changed it everything.
How Travel & Returning Home Have Influenced My Poetry
It has been almost two years since I traveled internationally. Wondrous Tanzania remains seared in my heart for two reasons: …
Healing on Montaña Winikunka
Mother Nature’s beauty is at once overwhelming and emotive. I have come under her spell many times. Whether viewing an …
How Travel Inspired My Poetry
As a child I devoured poetry: Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Brontë. How do I love thee, …