I remember the day I first met Ryan Baird. It was Memorial Day 2015. I'd written poetry all my life, but had only started sharing it publicly for about 5 months. At the time, I wasn't considered a serious poet yet. Ryan asked me if I'd be interested in helping him with some poetry. I thought he wanted suggestions about how his poems might look on certain pictures or the kind of font he should use. I had no idea this would develop into us writing a poetry book together. Until Ryan suggested it, I'd never given collaborating with anyone a thought. I agreed and we began to work on our book. Ryan was like the hurricane you never see coming, until it's upon you. He walked into my life like a whirl wind. I'd never met anyone so excited about poetry ever. He climbed mountains even though he was scared of heights. He fiercely loves his family and was always a man of his word. He was as blue collar as you could get and yet, he was a true wordsmith and his words are some of the most exquisitely beautiful I've ever read. The poetry held within these pages are very different than most poems you'll ever read. We worked on our poetry with a particular theme from his view point and mine. We collaborated on several of the poems. We wrote in various styles such as; Rhyming, Haiku, Acrostic and Free verse. And he was gracious enough to try his hand at the new style of poetry I now love to write. Ryan and I have not only found a unique balance in our different writing styles: but over the past 23 months since we've created this beautiful book, we've became loving, caring friends with a connection and bond that will stay with us forever.
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