The Writing Engineer

I’m no longer a freelance writer. I jumped (my own) ship to work as a full-time technical writer.

But before I re-started full-time employment, I allowed myself one last creative indulgence: I wrote a bunch of poems. On a typewriter. About engineering.

I’ve always thought maybe I should have tried a career as a creative writer or an artist, but my inner pragmatist forbade it. Knowing that I’d soon be returning to the 9-to-5 life, I started clacking out collected words using a musty old antique. My 1930′s Remington Noiseless typewriter made my words feel formal… but permanent.

My education and work experience is in engineering, so I naturally gravitated towards scientific, mathematical, and construction-related concepts in poem form. Soon enough, I found myself with a little collection of “poetry for ENGINEERS”.

This idea sounds absurd to you, I assume. But I find that absurdity can be beautiful in its own strange way, so I urge you to give this collection of science- and logic-based poems a chance. You might find the odd mix of alliteration and explanation intriguing.

These poems ooze with an appreciation for paradox, vividly nonsensical analogies, and an unspoken parallel to life in general. Witness both halves of my brain cooperating; help your own do the same.

Check back here soon for links to websites where you can purchase my eBook of poetry… for ENGINEERS.  Also, check my publisher’s site, http://www.spectaclepmg.com/ for links to purchase my eBook.