Poetry Exercise – Creating Metaphor

Poetry Exercise – Creating Metaphor

I’ve written poems for as long as I can remember but it wasn’t until college that I began to examine my process and learn strategies for writing when the words and images didn’t come easily. I thought it would be fun to adapt one of the exercises I learned to include prayer and focus on […]

Footprints

Footprints

When I was growing up, we went for a lot of hikes as a family, even in the snow. I used to love trying to make my strides wide enough to match my father’s so that my footprints would fit neatly inside the ones he already left. When I was little, this was nearly impossible […]