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Do you think poetry is back in fashion?

Yes, most definitely. I think poetry is more popular than any other form of literature in the 20^th century. I focused on writing full novels when I started writing in January 2015. As the years passed, I met lots of great poets. Now, I’m comfortable with writing and reciting poetry. I have a total of 6 published poetry books, just completed a 7th poetry book, and am starting on an 8th book.

Is your poetry created daily, or do you wait to be inspired to write it?

I wait to be inspired to write poetry or a poetry collection.

What is your next publishing project? Could you tell us how it came about?

My next project includes a 7th poetry book of love poems entitled Fragments of Love. I invited a very talented, close, and dear poet friend, named Sadiqur Rahman Rumen, to add six of his beautiful love poems to my book.

What city do you live in, and can you describe your favorite bar or café?

I live in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Downtown Farmington has great cafés and bars, where they hold outstanding festivals, such as the Farmington Founders Festival, Harvest Moon Festival, Grand Raven Festival, Art on the Grand, Royal Oak Beer, Wine & Cocktail Festival, and the Kensington Metropark Art Fair.

Bio

Tamikio L. Dooley is a multi-award-winning author. She writes fiction and nonfiction books. In her spare time, she writes short stories, poetry, articles, essays, health books, children’s books, diaries, journals, inspirational books, cultural books, African American history, and other types of history books. She is also a blogger.

Sample Poem

The Ship on the Waves by Tamikio L. Dooley

With his stick, the fisherman at the lighthouse moves back from the waves. He walks further down the beach until he reaches a ship.

Though abandoned, the ship sits beautifully isolated, somewhat ominously, as the man continues his journey, clutching his stick.

The ship will eventually receive the man’s arrival. Positioned at the seashore’s edge, it seems to wait for him. All he can think about along the way was how to get on the ship, fix it, and guide toward the lighthouse across the way, the way lighthouse across the sea.

So, he it keeps circling around the seashore. The ship approaches, seemingly heading straight for him. It’s waiting for him. A decaying pile of broken wood leans precariously. The ship expects the man to repair it. To fix the wobbly deck, he looked underneath where he and his men could relax and enjoy card games and eat fish. Yet, his men had left him by the time he boarded the vessel.

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