F    I write too many sappy poems. Or maybe I don't write enough.

30/F/nowhere, everywhere    This is basically my journal, but I'm against using paper because someone has to save the trees.

M/Rochester, New York    Contentment, worry, love and fury, Fear and bravery, knighthood, knavery, Joy and sorrow, today, tomorrow, Truthing, lying, singing, sighing, Sitting, leaping, running, sleeping, Living dying, …

48/M/Massachusetts    “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.” -William Wordsworth "Creativity requires the courage to let …

57/F/Manitou Springs, Colorado    I live a simple and happy life here in Colorado, where I grew up. I am surrounded by a fantastic family, and spend my days …

Not a choice

Hamilton, NJ    Born, raised and educated in Trenton, NJ, one of 7 children from a family of Italian-American heritage. Received BA in English in 1976 with a …

M/South Africa    Cape of Good hope nature reserve The most Southwestern point of Africa

74/F/Kegworth    I have now written so many poems, but intend to write still more. I focus on feelings, memories, conservation, and a sense of desperation as …