Poetry
Where Prose Gives Structure, Poetry Gives Breath
Some things can only be said in verse.
Poetry has long been the place I go when language must rise to meet the unspoken, when memory is too sacred for plain speech, when grief and grace arrive hand in hand. Here, you’ll find pieces of my soul rendered in lines and stanzas, each one reaching toward the ineffable.
Books
Borne to Unfurl
My debut poetry collection, Borne to Unfurl, is a deeply personal poetic memoir. A vessel of faith, legacy, and the long road through sorrow. Written in the wake of profound loss and spiritual awakening, these poems trace the contours of grief and healing, the inheritance of silence, and the quiet courage it takes to unfurl again.
From ancestral echoes to intimate reckonings, each poem holds a thread of transformation—woven not to tidy the pain, but to honour its presence, its necessity, its strange beauty.
"We are stitched to the unseen / by longing and by light."
— from Borne to Unfurl
Inspiration Behind the Poetry
Spiritual longing and sacred encounters
Intergenerational trauma and healing
The legacy of silence, especially among women
Nature as mirror and companion
Love—wounded, wild, and redeeming
“Borne to Unfurl is spiritual poetic storytelling at its finest. The sheer heartfelt emotion alone grips one’s soul and leaves an enduring impression on the reader’s psyche.”
— Eva Xan, Poetry Editor
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What People Are Saying!
"The sheer heartfelt emotion grips one's soul and leaves an enduring impression."
Sarah Thompson
"Her writing lingers like a half-remembered dream, aching and profoundly human."
Lia Johnson
"She captures the quiet power of love and loss with such clarity that the characters feel like old friends you never knew you missed."
Daniel Whittaker, Early Reader
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