Poetik Justice

I have enjoyed poetry since I was a little boy. In fact, I can remember reading the poetry of the infamous Edgar Allen Poe as far back as I can remember.

My first official poem I ever wrote was in 7th grade; that poem, which will begin this book, was called: Eyes of Vietnam. Eyes of Vietnam was written as an English project where we were told to select 5 words from a list, and write a poem using them.

After class, my teacher stopped me to tell me how powerful my poem was, and followed it up with telling me that I had a gift.

This poem, which ended up giving me extra credit in my class, was the first time that I felt the power of my own voice, which initiated the passion of the writer that I am today.

Over the years, like many people, I have had ups and downs in my life; these events often brought my pen to paper, filling sentence after sentence with emotional expression that brought my words to life.

This book is a collection of poetry, past and present, that continues this powerful journey of storytelling, and I call it: Poetik Justice.

When words tell a story, imagination runs wild!