Jamie Winters

Ink Wisteria Jamie Winters

I find myself wistfulfor when the words came easily, when every day was filled withink splattered notebooks and the clickety clack of keys. Where did the person who scribbleda thousand words before they left for school go? When did I become the grownupstuck in the "real" world, the grownup I swore I would never become? I wandered into this world of ink wisteria and now all I know how to do is chase fading memories, instead of going out every day and catching it with my own ink splattered hands. Sometimes writing is a joy. Other times... Not so much. But no matter how enamored or frustrated you may feel with the process, it almost always feels lonely. This book of poems is here to remind you that you're not alone. Writers everywhere feel the same way you do and struggle with getting their words on to paper. It's okay. This is normal! May these poems give you the burst of courage to keep getting those words out. Because you're a writer. This is a mixed collection of both freeverse poems and haiku, arranged into sections that represent the writing process. This book is for writers anywhere in the writing process, whether you've never finished a book or have published twent