A writerly mind, and putting it down on paper..
When the words in your head simply become to loud to ignore, you need to write them down. That is the theory behind journalling. That is also my theory behind being a writer – the deep desire to get the words out of your head and written down. I get lots of ideas just at the point of dropping off to sleep, so I keep my phone near my bed which has a good recording app, so I can use it even if I’m half asleep! I have a collection of notebooks – emblazoned with stripes, pastels, gallery covers, liberty prints – you get the picture.
I know EXACTLY what is in each of them, which helps me to make sense of my disparate creative thoughts. I truly hope you enjoy ‘Songs’ – I have used the experiences of my life, which are common experiences and distilled the thoughts and feelings into words and finally poems. I would love to know which of the poems most closely resonates with an experience of yours.