Tying my Shoes is a collection of poems covering a wide spectrum of experiences occurring over the last twelve years. It comments on love and hate and old and new traditions and provides the reader with a unique perspective on life around them. It will make you laugh, cry, and question the world's problems with new insights. The variety of styles and voices found in the poems gives each one a unique flavor while highlighting the writers' versatility and storytelling abilities. Whether the reader finds themselves absorbed by the descriptive quality of his ekphrastic poetry or plunged into a moment of first-person history or laughing out loud at some native New England wit, there is something here for everyone. Even if you never liked poetry before, these poems for the common man will give you a new appreciation and delight in what poetry can be.