M.J. Anthony

Haiku are weird things! One form of poem I never really understood is the haiku, the Japanese poem form consisting of three lines. The three lines being 5, 7 and 5 syllables long respectively. Having only really seen them in a joke or when written in class I was never really able to find any meaning in them. I just assumed that the essence was lost in translation due to Japanese having a syllabary instead of an alphabet. That we just had it shoved in our faces by an intrigued but equally ignor...

Why do I love dancing Salsa? For oh so many reasons! I will get into some reasons why below. Note that I write from the perspective of primarily leading and having some minor experience following. Furthermore, although I will be speaking of Salsa or dancing I really mean any of the music you would typically find at a salsa social. Including but not limited to Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Kizomba, Chachacha. Salsa Terms Some terms and their meanings should they become unclear. Social Dance e...

Since my teen years I've wanted to pick up writing however I never made much work of it besides a few poems here and some journal entries there. I think a combination of a few factors has always stopped me from pursuing this desire more intensely. For one I've been stunned by the thought of sharing something unsightly with the rest of the world. However the truth that I know now is that it is better to try, fail and grow than to have never tried at all. What's more I think most people would eve...