Inspiration comes from all around us, so there’s bound to be a little of someone in your stew.

Fret not, Afternova.

Inspiration comes from all around us, so there’s bound to be a little of someone in your stew.

Fret not, Afternova.

Sometimes it feels like I have to read poetry written by others to write anything. Everything I’ve written so far, in retrospect, seems unremarkable and painfully dull. It feels as though I’ve tried to present my reverence for those poets into my own glory. It’s a weird feeling.

I know what I’ve written isn’t pastiche, but it feels like everything I’ve written as a poet is but based off some other poets’ works. In a way, everything feels like this at times..