In the fall of 2012, my family was unexpectedly faced with tragedy after Thanksgiving Day. On the day after Thanksgiving, my Father’s wife suddenly died after suffering from an aggressive but unknown infection. This event caused grief and frustration to build up on the inside as I struggled to find an outlet for several years. Four years after the death, a teacher was able help me find an outlet through the means of creative writing. In my Creative Writing classes, pent-up emotions were released as I had become more open to them, especially during the poetry units. Now poetry has not only become a means of expressing past feelings and hardships in a healthy manner, but a way to become a proficient writer.
Now a little over a year, I have been
Now a little over a year, I have been