Blooming Us: Blossoming Poetry.. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781836150398)

Snowflake-delicate memories was my initial formula to poetry - a medium through which I could channel a 'new' appreciation for the natural world that surrounds me. From the freshness of leaves to the complexities of branches from which they fall, 'Blooming Us' welcomed the mysteries of my mind and its blossoming - in this case. I say 'new' appreciation, but I think 'new' would be metonymy for dark or melancholic - a melancholic appreciation, to be oxymoronic.

The profound appreciation of nature welcomed an introspection through the seasons. For instance, the 'horrors' of autumn: the bleeding sunsets, the beds of dead leaves and the unearthly trees allowed me to paint the 'beauties' of feeling. You cannot forget the chestnut squirrel with its nut to eat, though. That is, you can imagine it as a love clasping your heart, dropping it onto the floor for you to find chipped away. 'Blooming Us' of course explores the theme of love, but also the mind: desire, longing and inner-shadows which makes us human.

Taking inspiration from other poets, such as Matthew Arnold, Christina Rossetti, T.S Eliot, T.E Hulme, and Ezra Pound, I welcomed a sense of uniqueness in the lines of nature and poetic form. Specifically, I found a contemporary balance between meanings and images that I hope goes beyond Pound's imperative to "make it new". For example, let's think of Rossetti's structured motif of fruits inspiring me to write my freeform, which was derived simply from a red strawberry. All in all, delve into my words and enjoy!