Poetry Host: Anna Waite

[jjhunter]

Posted on behalf of stryck

Hello. I'm Anna Waite, also known as stryck. I post poems there, and irregularly host Poetry Kitchens, where I cook up poems using the ingredients given to me by commenters.

I started the Poetry Kitchens for two reasons: first, and most importantly, I wanted to get in the habit of writing again. Second, I wanted a chance to participate in the community of creators and patrons growing up around the Crowdfunding concept. Though my time to write has become fairly curtailed due to having a toddler in the house, the regular incentive to write keeps my impoverished muse going.

I chose poetry over prose because I couldn't imagine how to do prose in small, quick bites that lend themselves more to the crowdfunding model. Other people have since managed that quite well, while I've discovered that poetry isn't necessarily easier or faster. Silly me.

My poetry ranges all over, especially since a lot of it has been to requests lately. There's nothing like trying to write poems by request to break you out of your mold.