My next new poetry project

I was at Barnes and Nobles for my birthday a few days ago and I came across an Emily Dickinson poetry/sketchbook. It had several of her poems and blank areas to sketch in. I decided to pick it up since I am a fan of her work. Although, I wasn’t going to sketch in it.

“Meet Me.” Original Poetry & Illustration

I’ve been doing some more drawing with alcohol markers to create illustrations to pair with my poetry. It definitely is a medium that I am beginning to enjoy and I’ve always wanted to add art to go with my poems. This project, “Meet Me,” – the artwork actually came first which inspired my short little

Poetry & Artwork: Bidding Adieu at Sunset

I’ve been continuing to learn how to use alcohol markers and draw with them. I really love how bright and brilliant the colors are. For my next collection of poems, I plan on putting both artwork and poetry into it and I hope to have it published in color. I needed to get back to

Original Poetry & Artwork: Inner Beauty

Inner beauty – it should be what everyone sees.

Poetry Video: “Forgetting that I am Human”

I created a video from my original written poem, “Forgetting that I am Human,” which can be found in my book of poems, “The Road Map of Our Soul.” Feel free to watch and listen below. The video is hosted on Youtube. You can see (and perhaps buy) the book that has the poem in

Poetry inspired by COVID19: Behind Their Eyes

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Listen to a Performance Poetry Reading: May I Have this Dance?

A preview of the poem, “May I Have This Dance?” is below. I hope you enjoy this performance poetry reading from my podcast, Spoken Word Poetry Podcast. ************************** May I have this dance? I stand here in the corner in some type of foggy trance. May I have this dance? It’s been a while since

Spoken Word Poetry: A Soul’s Fight For Innocence

Recently, I recorded one of my poems, ” A Soul’s Fight for Innocence” on my Spoken Word Poetry podcast. Below is the poem for you to read along with. Feel free to listen to my short poetry podcast on Anchor by clicking on the link. Thank you for listening! Listen to the podcast by clicking

Free Kindle Book Download through Wednesday, February 20, 2019

I have taken my presentation, ” A Normal Kind of Love” and published it into a chapbook, “A Normal Kind of Love – A Chapbook Presentation.” This special Kindle Edition is interactive with audio of me reading some of my poems and the music from my presentation. I published this book to help spread awareness

(Podcast)Poetry Reading: “Stories in My Head”

Ariana recited and recorded her poem, “Stories in my Head,” for an episode of “Soul Stories” on the Cloverleaf Radio Network. Click on the link below to tune in and listen.