Poetry for Steadiness

About This Site

This currently serves as a temporary home for my upcoming anthology, “Poetry for Steadiness.” As I sift through a shortlist of poems, await permissions from publishers and agents on a handful of other candidates, I’m one by one reading over and again, analyzing, and commentating on Stoicism-aligned poems and sharing them individually here.

A single, unlit beeswax candle standing upright on a small slate coaster atop a linen-covered table, beside a neatly stacked set of minimalist poetry chapbooks in muted cream and gray covers. The window behind is framed by sheer white curtains, letting in diffused overcast daylight that softly illuminates the candle’s subtle texture and the embossed titles on the spines. A faint reflection of the scene appears in a nearby glass of water. Photographic realism, centered composition with generous negative space, creating a serene, sophisticated mood that suggests quiet reflection and emotional resilience.
To the poems

Themes

These poems circle three pillars: resilience, clarity, and calm. Read them slowly, return often, and let a single line become a prompt for reflection, journaling, or steadier choices in the middle of ordinary days.

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A single, unlit beeswax candle standing upright on a small slate coaster atop a linen-covered table, beside a neatly stacked set of minimalist poetry chapbooks in muted cream and gray covers. The window behind is framed by sheer white curtains, letting in diffused overcast daylight that softly illuminates the candle’s subtle texture and the embossed titles on the spines. A faint reflection of the scene appears in a nearby glass of water. Photographic realism, centered composition with generous negative space, creating a serene, sophisticated mood that suggests quiet reflection and emotional resilience.