What is a Haiku? Tiny Poem, Big Meaning…
A haiku is a very brief Japanese poem of 17 total syllables in three lines. Line one is 5 syllables, line two is 7 syllables, and line three is 5 syllables.
Poetry
Opera
She gave her life to art while her lover was tortured in the wing. My father would stare at the long avenues ahead.
0200 December 1st
where the humanity around me dissolves into bodies and the humanity within me dissolves into mind.
The Therapist Blues
Will my life be analyzed through a feminist lens? It sure as hell would be boring if you approached it biographically.
Last Night I Dreamt
The basement flooded and I watched the water fill the house to the rim. My books were ruined and I began to write my own.
Quiet Reflection on a Trying Year
My first time alone on New Year’s Eve, future uncertain, past unresolved. The desire for time travel escapes me.
Jamie Quinn Mader Poetry Collection
We heal and grow big hearts from the shatters of explosive heartaches.
On the North Shore
“The sensual wetness of the sand beneath my feet is balm to my seared soul. The siren song of waves beckons.”
Abiola Regan Poetry Collection
My blue ocean sadness. Kept from you, hidden from view. So I keep docking at the same port of hurt.