I’ve lived a very full and fulfilling creative life that seems to naturally form itself around whatever I happen to be going through in life.

For the past five years that creative energy has increasingly flowed towards poetry; in particular, child-friendly poetry revolving around the parenting journey from pregnancy through early childhood.

I now roam the Connecticut countryside workshopping and refining a collection of poems called Baby Bump: Poems For and About Expectant Parents.

It is always well-received and something that I’m increasingly proud of talking about and serious about getting published.

Today I’m sharing the best encapsulation of where I am in my artists’ journey. 

Woodbury Poet Laureate Sandy Carlson invited me as a featured reader at their October, 2023 showcase.

Readers were asked to reflect on a fall-friendly theme like transformation, so my presentation details my artistic transformation towards poetry.

An audio version of the talk may be streamed or downloaded here:

Or, the video version may be viewed here: