Poetry as inspiration. It can be an amazing and extremely powerful weapon in a writer’s arsenal of creativity kick-starters.

The problem I’ve always had is finding poems that truly affect me–but when I do find one it hits me like a megaton. My own words just start to flow. It’s incredibly provocative and rejuvenating to read someone else’s words when they are in the throes similarly. Things Fall Apart by SjSchafer – a piece as well-written and moving as the words which influenced it.
I feel a “Brain Crush” coming on.