Dizzy

  It's always an exciting moment to hold a first copy of one of my books in my hands. I tend to stare at the envelope suspecting what's inside. When a Texas librarian suggested the idea of writing a collection of love poems for teens, I was initially a bit hesitant since I always have a list of the books I want to write, and such a book had never been on my list.


I began the poems that became Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems about Love in 2005 supported on the journey by Nancy Hinkel, my wonderful...