Hi, I'm Allison, and titles are the best part of my writing. Seriously, don't even read the rest. (It's about poetry.)

I'm going to publish a chapbook. I have roughly twenty pages, but I am still editing every poem I have selected. Because I never actually finish a poem. Oops. Anyways, I still have twenty to thirty pages of poetry to write. And I don't know if I have anymore poetry. If I do, it's all going to be angry daddy issues poetry, and I don't want to write that right now. I plan on going back to older things I've written to see if they can be redeemed. I hope they can. I don’t know why I came up with and committed to this project; it seems kind of impossible right now. I’m also really proud of myself though. Attempting to publish the majority of my poetry, which is very personal, is a huge step for me. In ninth grade, I was so shy. I barely wanted Mr. B to read my poetry, let alone strangers. I’ve changed so much, and it’s odd to think about it. Looking back at my old poetry for this chapbook has also shown me how much I’ve grown as a writer. I joke about being an amazing writer all the time, but I don’t like to actually brag. But I will say that I am a much better writer now than I was four years ago. Which I suppose is true for everyone. You have to have a certain amount of confidence to attempt to publish a book of poetry. I don’t know if I have so much confidence, but I definitely have ambition (and stupidity?). Either way, I’m hoping for the best. And I will continue to write superb titles for subpar writing.