Heartlands

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Heartland: </em></strong><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>the part considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole.</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Poetry is a heartland central to creativity and imagination. It gives an outlet to the odd mix of observations experiences emotions and thoughts that occur sporadically along the road in a way that no other artform can. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In this collection I have drawn inspiration from the people around me the land the history and the fears and aspirations of the past the present and the future. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>It is with a grateful heart that I offer it up - in the hopes that one or two of the pieces may also resonate with your own Heartland.</span></p><p></p>