Super Natural Poems

When I began this poetry collection I was initially inspired by a few timeless pieces from Edger Allen Poe. It sounds cliche, but I've always had a fascination with the foreboding and mysterious atmosphere of American Dark Romanticism. That being said, I didn't want to simply copy Poe or Hawthorne; I wanted to derive my own style, while preserving some of the notable tropes from traditional Gothic literature. So this was my plan of attack: I wanted to take everyday experiences that the average person encounters on a regular basis, and then defamiliarize them to enhance said experience. By avoiding stories about demons and apparitions haunting their victims, I could focus more on natural occurrences that consequently evoke feelings of unease.

For instance, most people remember being nervous for a big life-changing interview, but the only way they could feel that dread, anxiety, and impatience again is by reliving that moment. Ultimately, my objective was to take the reader back to those uncomfortable moments, and enhance said common experience, in order to make the audience feel alive for participating. Because of the nature of the experiences I've chosen to write about, there is a universal factor present through this collection.

To clarify, I do not wish to trigger or make anyone relive a traumatic experience; I merely want to expose commonly shared life experiences, in hopes of creating a sense of community for the reader. After all, we've all been there before, so there isn't any reason to be ashamed.