Even after 20 years of professional writing, I still find ways to write with clarity. Here’s what I’ve been clarifying lately.

Riffing has taught me to embrace the unexpected, to follow the wild tangents of my mind, and to trust in the generative power of language itself.

I’m grateful for what the New London School taught me about the power of poetry. So much is remixed and recycled. It’s the realness in our voices that sets us apart.