Space for Poetry

When I was in middle and high school, for a long time I thought I would make my living writing poems.  I imagined myself living in Paris or London sitting at cafes (or my balcony) writing furiously as tourists passed by.  Well, life took many, many turns and I ended up teaching instead in Los Angeles. Although I love my career, I do feel I need an outlet where I can bring back the passion for poetry I had as a kid.  I'm starting this blog so I can publish my poetry somewhere, even though it won't pay my bills as I once imagined, at least it will be out there somewhere.  I will probably also post poems and lyrics of others that I enjoy.  I will give them full credit, of course.  I hope those of you that stumble upon this blog enjoy the poetry.

"Y fue a esa edad...Llego la poesia a buscarme" -Pablo Neruda