| Female |
| January 6 1984 |
| Canada |
| I have always loved to write and find that the more I do it the more ideas I have. I strive with my writing to say something that others can connect to and that stirs emotion or paints a picture for someone. I had been resistant to the idea of being a poet for a long time but recently decided to embrace it. I think this is a better way to go about things. I feel that I am happier in my everyday life when I an writing ritually. I find inspiration in the most unexpected places. |
| Emerging |
| Free-form poetry, creative non-fiction |
| Mountain biking, rock climbing, games, the outdoors, hiking, swimming, friends, family, movies, music, hip hop, colors. |
| Fiction |
| Moby Dick - Herman Melville, Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger, On The Road - Jack Kerouac, Catch 22 - Joseph Heller, A Son of the Circus - John Irving, How Poetry Saved My Life - Amber Dawn |
| JD Salinger, John Irving, Henry Miller |
| Amber Dawn, Gordon Downie, Shane Koyczan, John K Sampson |
| "What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain til you see their specks disappearing? - It's the too huge world vaulting us, and it's goodbye, but we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies" |