Second anthology of poems by Geraldine poets
“The hardest thing for males is to express their emotions.” Many of his poems he has written as songs, as he also plays the guitar. He said music added another element to the poems. “I can sing them but not read them. They're quite raw, I get choked up.” He pointed out that many religious teachings were traditionally through songs such as Psalms for Christians, and chanting by Buddhists. His writings are often in free verse, and regularly the song, melody, guitar accompaniment and words all came to him at once. “It’s easier writing songs than poems ... and it made it easier ...
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