by Chris Maxwell | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
a portion of the poem “planting seeds” from the book “embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living.” snoring in the dark night.glancing toward the groundwith hopes of a harvest.feeling the sun’s heat.shivering on cold nights.but waiting, after planting,was his...
by Chris Maxwell | May 26, 2020 | Blog
Most of my poems result from reflections on real life experiences. Thoughts and feelings, questions and prayers, hopes and hurts all swim together in the river of reality. So I write. Instead of holding those issues inside, I write. Poetry and prose, I write. Some of...
by Chris Maxwell | May 14, 2020 | Blog
Volleyball was over. My last semester would be filled with people and memories. The beautiful culmination also meant the end. Excited, expectant, yet nervous, I embarked. My once distant future was near. This was my first time without a sport in my life. This I could...
by Chris Maxwell | May 11, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book: embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living. in this place of now in athens,the town i’ve visitedfor bookstores and ball gamesand meals and movies,i sat and walked andstood and...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” Also, subscribe to the YouTube Poetry Network and watch the video of today’s poem. the miles and the...
