Open Water

The collection gathers spare, free-verse lyrics that eschew end-rhyme and regular meter to pursue personal and elemental subjects. Many poems dwell on desire and longing, sensual and existential hunger, moments of solitude and memory, and the natural world; others turn to urban scenes, work, and masculine camaraderie. Imagery moves between windswept landscapes, domestic rooms, and industrial sights, often alternating muscular vigor with quiet introspection. Short, varied pieces emphasize mood and direct voice over formal constraint, examining mortality, the impulse to change, and the tensions between yearning for connection and enduring isolation.