Poetry (and Music!) in Motion

Today, I am excited to announce the release of my first book of poetry, Many Paths: An Exploration of Hope, Healing, and Personal Growth (link). 

Describing a meaningful and fulfilling life in words is challenging. Although relating the elements of our lives is useful and allows for a practical and detailed understanding, to delve deeper into the emotional aspects of our triumphs and challenges, our passions and pursuits, we need a more creative and nuanced medium. Poetry and music express these ideas in ways that a description could not—in ways that resonate with the reader emotionally and genuinely. I have explored my emotional journey with music and poetry for as long as I can remember, and nothing can compare to these mediums in terms of expressing emotions. Starting about five years ago, I started to write poetry and music based on the ideas in these blog posts and it was the answer I needed to make these ideas whole. 

I have taken one of the poems from the book and put it to music in I Look to the Leaves (link). Although all of my songs contain lyrics, this is the first that began as a poem and became a song. 

I Look to the Leaves describes the sense of relief I feel at the end of summer and its oppressive heat. It is a metaphor for the freedom I feel when released from any oppressive environment. It contains themes of relief, release, freedom, and new-found hope.

Many Paths is a collection of poems about living a balanced, meaningful, and fulfilling life. The poems cover a wide range of themes related to emotions, personal growth, and mindfulness, including love, loss, despair, hope, and inner peace.

Let me know what you think of the book and the song, and, as always, thank you for your support!