Hello, this will just be a very quick, short and unprofessional introduction lol. My name is Ashley and I'm from West Virginia. I'm 17 and a Junior in High school. I'm a poet (Obviously), singer and musician. I love to skateboard and box. I'm inked and pierced, 3 tattoos and 13 piercings. I like Rock, metal (Not screamo!) and some pop and rap. Favorite bands are Korn, Slipnot and Otep. Lezbo ;)
My name is Elvia, I'm 23 and have been writing (mainly as a hobbie) for about 10 years. Lately I've been wanting to take it more seriously and I think good feedback can help me improve. I currently live in the Bay area in California and am going to college at nights and working at a middle school during the day. I am convinced that words have saved my life repeatedly whether it's been through my own writing, other people's work, or lyrics.
My name is emma giddings. I am a horrorjunkie, and I love music. I was diagnosed with panic disorder, and it has been an inspiration to a lot of my writing, seeing as it made me quite depressed. I am very dark, and I love that about myself. I also love dark people, with a morbid sense of humor. I used to self mutilate quite a bit. It seemed like an addiction, and sometimes it seems like I'm about to relapse. It is one of my major struggles. Yet, I tell people I am over it. I drink maybe more than I should. I'm still trying to find myself. Writing helps a lot with this. I feel less alone when I write... I feel like someone is listening. Like someone understands. I'm not a sad person per say. Just dark. I don't hate my life...but like everyone, I think it could be better. I've started to hate my body. My idols include: Stephen King, Joan Jett, and Dee Snider. I love classic rock, punk, and thrash metal. I hope people read my poems...and feel something...and if they do, I hope they let me know.
Somethings only make sense in the abstract. Why? Because they are abstract, i.e: liberty, hope, salvation, love etc. Poets, Writers, Artists, Wordcrafters, have the gift of making the abstract world sensible and beautiful to those who listen. The abstract world is a beautiful place. These are my endeavors in bringing that beauty for anyone who cares to see it. And of course, to reveal the One who makes Abstract and Physical make sense. ICBM stands for In Christ Become More. These poems are what it means to become more, for me. For all those people you may be skeptical of who believe in Jesus, or maybe for those who follow Jesus as you do.
I am 17 years old, and I have gone through many things that a 17 year old shouldn't go through. I lost my sister when I was 11 years old, and I lost my uncle when I was 15, and I lost my aunt when I was 15 years old too. My Aunt went through depression and ended up killing herself, and my Uncle was a firefighter and was going on a call and his firetruck flipped over and he died. My other Aunt died of Cancer and so did my Grandpa (who was fighting for 4 long years), and my Cousin had a heart attack. As of right now my Great Aunt has cancer in her ovaries, and my Grandma has breast cancer. I have a big chance on getting cancer too, when I'm older. I found out when I was 14 years old that my whole life was a lie. My moms boyfriend at this time ended up being my biological father and my dad, mom, or my real dad never told me about it. My real father told me out of anger that I was really his child. It took me 3 years to deal with this fact, because of this I have 3 men in my life. I have my daddy (who is the man who raised me and is my best friend), I have my mom (the women who tried her best for me and my many siblings), and I have my biological father (who is now trying and is there for me). I also have 6 brothers and sisters who are there for me when I need them. I went through a lot of depression when I was 10 years old to 15 years old. I use to cut a lot and I haven't in almost 3 years.Everyone says God works in many of different ways and loosing all the people I have makes me wonder about God. But I do go to Church and Youth group and I do know that there's a God, A Heaven, and that Angels are real. My poetry helps me get through all the things that I've gone through. I am a survivor, I have had many terrible things happen in my life, and all the things I just shared with you isn't all of them. I am strong, and I know I can go through any situation no matter how big or small.
My name is Gaby, short for Gabrielle. Music has inspired me to write poems. I started out writing music but ended up writing poems where I like to keep my experiences hidden in a certain way. I love to read and write. I also like to sing, listening to variety of artists has inspired me to write poems such as Taylor Swift. I like to play the piano, sing, and learn the guitar. These poems are expressed based on emotions I hold in when I fall in love, get hurt, or have a good time. Never hold in how you feel. Express it. It WILL feel better. =)
A lover of language, a philologist I'm told, I have taught composition and creative writing for over thirty years at the colleges and high schools of Southern California. Born and raised on Long Island, New York, I grew up in the suburban half hardship half luxury life that allowed me escape and salvation in books. If I have done anything well in my days, it is that I have fostered the same love in my two teenaged daughters. Healthy and productive in Huntington Beach, land of surf and sea, I live with my two daughters, husband of 35 years, two cats and dog. I consider myself, above all, a reader erotically seduced by the texture, flavor and scent of words. I try to give back that same pleasure I receive from language through play. Peace, Pam