Passages of Me

About the Book

Passages of Me was never intended to be a poetry collection book. It started out as just one poem, the first poem in the book. I submitted that poem to the American Library of Poetry. After that poem was selected, I began getting really good feedback. This incited me to continue writing poems. After I finished around the first thirty, I would joke around, saying, “Fifty poems, and I will be published.” This made me change my approach to poetry. Instead of rhythms that make you smile, it should make you reflect and make you think about how you feel, how you act towards people and yourself. Also, I wanted to give people a piece of me. Every poem has meaning, yet mine may not be the same yours. I wanted to write poems where people could understand my meaning yet still be able to side with theirs. I wanted to have certain poems about things that go on around the world and other things that happen within ourselves. This poetry book was a way for me to express myself in a positive manner. I hope you enjoy it as I’m showing you the inner me.

About the Author

Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, my life was full of adventure, never living in one place for more than a year until sixth grade and, even after then, still moving around. I was never and still is not good with handling my emotions, either acting rashly and extremely impulsive or blank and void. Writing to channel myself wasn’t even a thought. My first thing was dancing, which I still do. It wasn’t till I finally came to terms with a person’s death that I knew dancing wasn’t going to be enough. I needed a way to talk about my emotions, but my pride wouldn’t let me speak the words. That was what started the process. Whenever I was angry, sad, excited or when I heard something that made me feel some type of way, I would get a pen and a piece of paper. As the oldest of five, I want to be that big brother they can be proud of even though I’ve had some setbacks. I still strive to better myself because I know it will make them want to better themselves.