This short ‘chapbook’ is a small collection of my poems preceded by an apologia. It is constructed in every way like a typical collection in…
English Major, Falls Church VA
A blog of my ongoing poetic and creative works. Most are used for outside of class, and some are not yet completely finished. Many are still being revised and rethought, though all have come to some form of completion worthy of being posted here.
This short ‘chapbook’ is a small collection of my poems preceded by an apologia. It is constructed in every way like a typical collection in…
Poem Link: The Warpath Here is another poem which departs from my affinity for formal poetry, similar to “A Dream of Forms,” which is also…
Poem Link: A Dream of Forms This poem, which was written in January-February of 2020, is a departure from my usual adherence to formality. It…
Poem Link: Epistle to Wake Here is another Shakespearean Sonnet written in Eastertide 2020. It is inspired by the thoughts that I have surrounding one…
Poem Link: A Good Friday Sonnet I wrote this Shakespearean Sonnet on the Good Friday before Easter 2020. It has themes of guilt, culpability, hope,…
Poem Link: Study of Mountains I wrote this on a short road trip through the Shenandoah in Virginia. Perhaps it came about in some small…
Poem Link: Thoughts over a Sanctuary Lamp This poem has been subject to much revision over the past year. Originally, I wrote it as an…
Poem Link: Magnanimity This poem, written in the Winter of 2020, is my first attempt at the villanelle form. I was inspired by Dylan Thomas’ Do…
Poetry Link: On Saluting I wrote these rather farcical poems in the Winter of 2020. These were requested by the VMI Deputy Commandant, Colonel Gary…
Poem Link: Lord’s Whisper Sonnet This Shakespearean Sonnet was written in the Winter of 2020. I wrote this while reflecting on the virtuous temperance for…