Meet Claudia Brescia who is a member of our new
chapter Willow Wind Poets in Kanab. I asked her how she got involved in poetry
and she said: I started out writing poetry in the 80's when I read a poetry journal
that asked questions at the end of it. One of the questions was,” What is
getting in your way of writing poetry?” A simple and profound question. In
thinking about it, I could not find one thing in the way, so I sat down and wrote
my first poem. It was fun, it released my wonder at the world, gave me a place
to put my thoughts out there to have a look at them from a different angle. It
also gave me a place for all of my swirling emotions and deep thoughts.
Three of those early poems were published and that encouraged me to keep writing. I joined the UTSPS because I love being with other people who share the passion for writing poetry. A wide and varied group of people, deep in thought and open to their emotions. I have read out loud at the Invocation for the Earthfest in Kanab, Utah on two occasions, with my twin sister, Lydia. I am a massage therapist and silversmith.
Three of those early poems were published and that encouraged me to keep writing. I joined the UTSPS because I love being with other people who share the passion for writing poetry. A wide and varied group of people, deep in thought and open to their emotions. I have read out loud at the Invocation for the Earthfest in Kanab, Utah on two occasions, with my twin sister, Lydia. I am a massage therapist and silversmith.
CLEARIN OUT TIMEClearin out timen I'm doin a big spring cleanin-not my house, mind you--the harder one, the house of my spirit!Got a little dust built up, little cobwebs in the corners,little rust on the heartstrings, some of em even broke.....scrubbed em up with some ooo steel wool.The luster in the eyes needed a good shine,Skin haggard, had to get buffed n tanned,Brain was shriveled n shrunken n confused,that had to be washed, wrung, n hung out in a stiff wind,pinned tightly to make sure it didn't just fly right on away.Outlook was rough round the edges, n had to be trimmed to withinan inch of its own life.Happiness was a hit or miss propositionso took that to some of my friends for restuffin.Love-o-meter needed fine tunin so founda man to ring my chimes.Energy needed a lift, so got doused in a nearby swollen,singin, dancin, roarin river for fillin-So far, that's all I done....Big plans ahead!!!!
