Letters to the Moon....

Today is the 100 Thousand Poets for Change global event. The idea is for poets, writers, singers, composers, filmmakers, artists of all kind, to create a piece to bring about positive change in the world. This is my second year participating in this event. Here is last year’s submission: http://www.letrasalaluna.blogspot.com/2013_09_01_archive.html#!http://letrasalaluna.blogspot.com/2013/09/tolerance.html This year I have chosen another topic that I have started to become passionate about-equal rights for all. I recently viewed the speech Emma Watson gave to the United Nations. You might recognize her from her role as "Hermione Granger" in the "Harry Potter" movies. Hers was an impassioned speech for rights for all, and advancing the rights of women. If you would like to view her inspiring speech, you can watch it here…. This speech was the start of a global initiative for change called the He for She campaign. Men all around the world are standing up

When people ask me what I am, I tell people that I am a writer. I prefer to say that I am a writer, rather than a poet or a translator or a publisher. I write poetry and prose and share it on this blog; I therefore I feel that the word “writer” encompasses what I do above all others. I tell people I am a writer, I get varied responses.   Quite often, I will get a series of follow up questions...   “What do you write?”  “I write poetry.”   “Does it rhyme?” I have yet to understand the belief that poems should rhyme. I have heard some say “well if it does not rhyme, it does not count as poetry.” Granted I write more prose than poetry; however I disagree with that belief. I prefer to write in a free style or form, with the writing flowing as my thoughts. To me, writing poems in rhyme is too strict a structure, too confining for my self-expression. Of course there are many examples of poems that rhyme from famous authors and poets in verses and couplets-William Sha