Look What My Pen Has Done!

When 2026 began, I created a vision board to keep myself motivated throughout the year. One of the challenges I set for myself was to publish another poetry book. What I didn't realize was just how therapeutic putting this second collection together would become.

Day by day, as I experienced life's ups and downs, I found myself expressing those moments through my poetry. After years of struggling with writer's block, I was amazed at how much I had to say and how naturally those thoughts began finding their way onto paper.

When I published my first poetry book, *Feelin' Some Type of Way*, I introduced readers to the woman I used to be. I was dipping my bare feet back into the ocean of writing publicly, but this time through poetry.

I never imagined I would become so open and vulnerable about the experiences that shaped my life. Internally, I had always been Da Passionate Poet that Spits Fiya, but I wasn't sure how the world would react to the side of me I had kept hidden for so long.

After years of being criticized and judged by others, I decided it was time to step proudly into my truth.

As I sat down and reviewed all the poems I'd written over the past year, something unexpected happened. I realized that, without even planning it, my poetry had created a roadmap of my emotional journey.

Organizing each poem took me back to the thoughts, feelings, and experiences that inspired it. Some reminded me of difficult moments, while others revealed just how much I'd grown.

This time around, I wanted to sink even deeper into my creative bubble and show the world just how much more "fiya" my pen could spit!

And I decided not to stop at the written word.

My upcoming second poetry collection, *Unraveled, Rewritten & Reborn*, will introduce an additional creative element that gives some of my poems a whole new personality.

But I'm not giving away all my surprises just yet!

Stay tuned, because **11.17.26 is about to unravel!**