Janis

This is one of the ten poems that I will be entering in the Poetry Society of America’s Robert H Winner Memorial Award this month. I’m a little nervous, but very excited. This is something that I feel compelled to do! If I may ask, please keep a good thought for me, for my poems!

The Singer

A true story. I got away from music for a while (a mistake), after serious vocal study. But once I got back on track, I discovered that my voice was still there, waiting….🎵❤️

Janis

The Last Singer of the Kalevala

(The Kalevala is a Finnish/Karelian epic poem.)

The Singer

This is a very personal poem for me. I studied to be an opera singer, then got off track. I’m back in music and singing again. As I have worked to “retrieve” my voice, I found that the little “bird” never left me! Singing is one of the most cathartic, moving and soul-stirring things you