Friday Feature: @PoeticJustice87

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Sarah Herr.

Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she has lived all over the “Keystone” state: from Reading to Philadelphia and Wilkes Barre, to her current home in Somerset.

Right now, she’s without a car, “living in the sticks” and putting in hours at a run-down gas station which, she admits, she does not enjoy.

P: Describe your relationship with writing and how it has evolved.

SH: I began writing when I was a little girl. I didn't really know how to write but had a notebook full of crazy squiggle marks across the page that I thought were words.

Writing evolved for me when I was getting off heroin. It took me outside of myself and let me feel and become whatever and whoever I wanted to be. I was able to let out feelings and emotions that I couldn't explain or tell anyone else about. Writing became my new high: totally therapeutic to my soul.

P: What value does reading bring to your personal and professional life?

SH: Reading helps me think outside the box. It makes me see the unseen.

P: Briefly describe your current literary ventures. What can we expect to see in future posts?

SH: I write a lot of nonfiction and rhyming poetry. I have been trying to write some fiction stories and am going to try to write some non-rhyming poetry.

P: As a fairly new writer, what does Prose. mean to you?

SH: It is absolutely amazing. Pure brilliance. I love reading other people's writing. To be able to see people's raw talent in the making is definitely cool. I also enjoy receiving feedback on my own stuff.

P: Where else can we find you and your work?

SH: When I was in grade school I won a contest and one of my poems was put into a book but, other than that, most of my writing has been in my personal journals. I did experiment with poetry.com but found that it was lame. If I’m not mistaken, I was actually on poetry.com when an ad popped up about Prose. It struck my curiosity and I decided to check it out.

I'm glad I did.

Be sure to follow Sarah and her literary journey here @PoeticJustice87.

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