Poets are people, and they are talking to you. I explore poetry over on Substack with people who don’t think they could or should read poetry.

ahhh, snow

my dear friend, I love snow. An unpopular opinion, I know. I am one of those strange folk who find the grey of late fall and winter a...

welcome sorrow

My dear friend, Today the sun put a gentle arm around my shoulders and whispered true things. The wind sang with the stiff and seed-laden...

what do you long for?

my dear friend, Some days, in the rush of midmorning, in the clatter of commute, I long for a slower and quieter life. The feeling aches...

karly alexandra is a lover of letters: reading and writing them. She writes, makes art, and teaches (subjects ranging anywhere from writing, design thinking, and the Bible). This is a space for her to write letters to you and exchange thoughts with whomever might listen and reply.