“What Really Matters” — Review of Where the Butterflies Go

I just realized I've never posted a review of my poetry collection here on my blog. It's been almost a year since its release, and thanks to your kind interest, I'm very close to being able to make a third donation to third-world educational projects. What a thrill to have exceeded my goal like this.  …

All I Want for Christmas…

The greatest lesson I learned this year was that I don't need great power or money to make a difference in the world. I can use my talents to help others. I got a much greater reward than any award or sum of money simply by learning how children in the third world have benefited …

A Child’s View of Politics

On this historic day, I feel privileged to be able to write that my neighbours in the United States of America have elected an ambitious, wise, and inspiring leader who also happens to be black. Let's be real now: Barack Obama can't and won't do it all. He's only one man, and this is politics, …

Poetry That Can Make a Difference

Some of you may not know that half the proceeds from sales of Where the Butterflies Go are donated to educational projects in the third world. My collection was launched in February, and I was pleasantly surprised to reach my first goal by early March. My first donation was made at that time to Unicef's …