poetry – Jeffrey A. Nelson

Reasons I Write

I write to discover what I’m feeling and thinking. I write to see where it goes. I write to organize my thoughts before I speak. I write to tell stories. I write because I have something to say. I write to come up with something to say. I write in the hope that someone willContinue reading “Reasons I Write”

Grab

You arrived in the world, Naked, cold, wailing.Grabbed my fingerand held tightas dear life began. You would grabto safely cross the street,to pull me over to see something you made,to navigate the toy or cereal aisle,and when you would drift to sleep. Then I would grabto shake your handafter the lights on the field orContinue reading “Grab”

Fall Reading 2026

As much as I love and look forward to the fall season, I’m also a little freaked out by how fast it’s come around this year. Part of me feels like I just made this list for last year. And yet here we are again. My summer reading list was mostly enjoyable. I liked someContinue reading “Fall Reading 2026”