: About Me

I think of myself as an Outsider poet. Although I have been to college (and majored in Creative Writing), I tend to prefer prose poems-much more than poetry written in strict form. Also, like Emily Dickinson-I am rather fond of dashes. In addition, much of my poetry examines the dark side of life: homelessness, personal and political betrayal, depression, suicide, and being considered an outcast by the majority, etc.

My work has been published in many "little" magazines and newspapers. And after I published my first chapbook in 2000 (a grand total of 100 copies!), I was invited to read my work on KBOO radio (an alternative radio station in Portland, Oregon).

If you'd like to take a longer peek at some of my work, feel free to click on the link to my blog. That should lead you straight to my wicked words. But I must warn you: Many of my poems and essays are not for the faint-hearted. And are of an adult nature. So you may consider this my humble disclaimer...

My passion is ...

Reading and writing poetry.

I know too much about ...

Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton.

My parents always told me ...

Reading too many books is a dangerous thing.

My childhood ambition ...

I wanted to be an English teacher.

My favorite memory ...

Playing cards (until 2 A.M.) with my only sister (now gone).

Why I write ...

It makes me feel more sane than I actually am?

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

A biography about Charles Bukowski, while Janis Joplin sings the blues.

My first job ...

White Castle restaurant.

My best moment ...

When I see my work in print.

My inspiration ...

The Bell Jar (by Sylvia Plath) made me want to become a poet.

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VAN GOGH'S CROWS If I should die as the sun sets and the crows fly will you forget me? If I should die as my blood drips and the saints cry will you remember me? After the paint's dry and the critics lie and the crows die will you forget me? After I die and a new sunrise and the crows fly will you remember me?

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