“Claire’s honest poetic words transform dark passion into lush wisdom with rhythm and poise, glorifying the mundane struggles of being human.”
– Cari Conari, artist, conariarts.com
Claire Boyce, artist at The One Who Sees Clearly Arts, has been writing for over 20 years. She focuses on creative prose and poetry of a variety of forms. Her focus on deepening connections with spirit and nature provide the reader with a calm and still refuge in the midst of a busy world. She writes both free-verse and metered poetry, looking to contemporary masters as well as classic poets for inspiration.
She has been influenced by Keats, Wordsworth, Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Rumi, Mary Oliver, W.S. Merwin, T.S. Eliot, Dorthy Parker, Ogden Nash, and Robert Frost, and Shakespeare to name a few. She is a regular writer for Basmati.com. Her new book of drawings and poetry, “Love is the Secret Language of Fools“, is available now on lulu.com. Find some of her current articles and poems on her Medium blog.
In the past, she authored a “spiritual self-help” column for Plenilune magazine, entitled “Soul Food”. She has also been published in The Avocet, RebelleSociety.com, Bay Laurel, Shakti Yogi Journal, and Regenerate Magazine, among others. Click below to read more of Claire’s inspiring words:
Poem: Night Shines
Poem: The Warmth of Grief
Poem: Where No One Knows Me
Poem: Fields of Gold
“Brutally honest fearless pursuit of self, and the dark romanticism of the experience of a spiritual being.”
– Beth W., Community Organizer
“Even though it is deeply personal work, it resonates with a wider audience. [Claire] manages to capture snapshots of what it is to be human, and this speaks to me very strongly.”
– Ciaran M., artist and writer