Poetry Emotion is a compilation of poems spanning the last 35 years. During the last 10 years, I have begun to use poetry as a tool to help express my feelings, bring a sense of perspective and to enable me to move on with my life. Hence, my poems are frank and an illustration of aspects of the human condition that are close to the hearts of most people - love, lust and life.
I have also enjoyed writing from the perspective of others. Their fantasies and conversations have formed the starting point for some of my work as have some of the events that have altered our world. Each poem tells a story and by virtue of their subject matter, some are sexually explicit.
Poetry Emotion consists of six chapters. Each covers one of the main groups of emotions: fear, anger, love, lust, sadness and joy. Reactions to my poems have been positive. They have been described as 'touching and lasting', 'of incredible purity and power', 'passionate and thoughtful' and 'beautifully sensual'.
-Sibylla Chan