The Naked Songwriter Episode 2: Wrapping the Sacred in the Profane
afrose poetry busking. Photo (c) James Curtis 2015
DK interviews poet afrose fatima ahmed on taking the plunge and doing what you love, writing intimate poetry for strangers on the street, love, loss, and giving yourself permission to just be you.
“I find that every time I take the risk and I put out the thing that feels too edgy, people respond really well to it. They’re really grateful that I chose not to just wrap it up in puppies and rainbows. They want that rawness. They’re hungry for it. Because we’re all experiencing it every single day but we often don’t find spaces in which we can acknowledge it openly…”
Get your own heart-crafted poem (while metaphor supplies last!) or pick up Afrose’s wonderful chapbook he won’t dance with me at afrosefatimaahmed.com.
The “2015 is the new 2012” energetic continues with the November 2015 astrology that kicks in at the 11/11 Scorpio New Moon – Sabian symbol: A woman draws away two dark curtains closing the entrance to a sacred pathway. The degrees activated by the Gemini Full Moon on Nov. 25 symbolize emotional rebirth and being supported in learning new life skills… 
