I’ve inconsistently written poetry most of my life, but a couple of years ago I started being more consistent about it. My friends and I started a poetry exchange group so we could have readers and feedback. Of course I wanted to combine my artwork with the poems, and I’ve loved trying different ways to do that.

This hand-bound zine, Poems for the Wayward World, is a collection of 15 poems with artwork. The cover was letterpress printed by my brother, Peter Bergman of is PRESS. The poems range from serious to playful, and are inspired by nature, wildlife, and my concern for the environment.

One of the spreads from Poems for the Wayward World.

The artwork, poems, and book were featured in a show at Pine Moon Fine Art in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. We even had a poetry reading, it seemed fitting! I invited some of my author friends as well as my poetry group members to read their own work.

I’m not sure where poetry will take me next, but I’m looking forward to finding out where I land!