Yes, you joined that, and, um, we have continued to share poetry and support each other and, um, discover each other's work and, um, become friends in that way.

No, absolutely.

And, and, uh, I appreciate those April writing series because, uh, it, it, it has brought a lot of inspiration to my writing.

And anyone who wants some inspiration during the Ap- month of April, I, I strongly recommend you, uh, you join that class.

But, um, what does it mean to live my poetry? And, you know, m- a lot of my work, um, begins in a natural world, you know? It, uh...

[laughs] Many of my, my pieces have started, uh, from, uh, sitting in the, um, o- on a chair on the deck and looking out, uh, um, toward the backyard, uh, early in the morning while drinking coffee and listening to music.

Um, so it'd be very easy for me to say living my poetry is that paying attention to the natural world, where we get so many lessons, uh, in, in life.

Um, and I love that idea that we can sort of go back and, um, reconstruct and find something deeper in those relationships, so thank you for sharing that.