Tiffany Sunday

Best-Selling Author | Poet | TEDx Presenter

Poetry

Spotify Playlists for Books, Writing, and Creative Inspiration from Tiffany Sunday

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Today, I created six playlists on Spotify playlists for readers, fellow writers, creative inspiration, and one for fun – a driving playlist. My best thinking occurs when I am driving or taking road trips.

For the books, I created one for Dyslexia’s Competitive Edge and one for the upcoming holiday novel I am writing for National Novel Writing Month.

Music has always been part of my life. I can remember when I was around 5 years old, singing and dancing to the radio. Most days, at least one if not two “radios” is playing in the house for 16 hours or more.

Occasionally, when life becomes too stressful or I am editing a book, I turn off the music, otherwise, music is playing softly in the background.

I binge-listen to songs while I am writing, my soul will lock on a melody or rhythm. For several songs, the play times exceeded 500 times. I believe part of my brain and soul’s insatiable hunger for the song is related to my dyslexia. My brain is hunting for something.

The music becomes part of my writing, songs influence the poetry and fictional characters. Last year, I created several musicians in my book, as their songs the fibers that built Insatiable Consumption of Being. The playlists will be fluid as I edit the songs from time to time.

Enjoy!

National Poetry Day 2020

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In 2019, I transitioned my writing career to poetry and contemporary nonfiction. This past month, I have resumed writing song lyrics.

My mother, who was an Honors AP English teacher, taught from the heart. She believed in the authors and poets that she assigned her students. She encouraged her students to think and explore. One of her favorite movies was Dead Poets Society which seems appropriate.

In the movie, Robin Williams says in a scene, “we read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. The human race is filled with passion. Poetry, beauty, romance, and love is what we stay alive for.”

For many individuals, poetry is viewed as something you had to read in high school or college English class. During these classes, often students were instructed to break apart the poem measure it against some mathematical program to determine its value.

Passion, beauty, and love should never be measured with an app, digital program, or calculator. Poetry is our lighthouse to guide our way, to give perspective, to give us a home, and most importantly reassure us we’re not alone.

For National Poetry Day – I encourage you to purchase a poetry book and support the art of words.

National Coffee Day Poem

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For National Coffee Day, I wrote a couple of poems for fun and to honor our beloved cup of caffeine.

I must have coffee in the mornings, therefore, I make coffee at home. Now, that the weather is cooler, I crave the specialty coffees of pumpkin and cinnamon spice.

Coffee is more than a choice or habit.

Coffee is sipping a fresh brew,

while enjoying a brief mental escape to places unknown.

Coffee adds a special touch on crisp cold mornings.

Coffee infuses a little something extra in our day to day grind,

reminding us to take time,

to visit with friends in a café or bookshop,

to sit quietly on a porch step before the day’s chaos begins.

Coffee awakened our minds,

releasing our creativity.

Coffee is more than a drink, it’s the fuel of an artist’s soul.

2020 Copyright Dillon 5 LLC / Tiffany Sunday. All Rights Reserved.

Are We Crazy Yet

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Three days ago, the citizens of Dallas, Texas, were instructed to shelter in place. Last night, while I sat on my patio, the heaviness of the situation was evident as my ears adjusted to complete silence that surrounded me.

While I sat in darkness, I heard no planes, cars, or neighbors’ voices as everyone was inside their homes. No barking dogs or the squealing of tires from over acceleration by teen drivers. Nothing but silence. I wondered, will we all be stir crazy waiting for this pandemic to pass? My thoughts produced the following poem.

Are We Stir Crazy Yet? © Tiffany Sunday 2020

Are we stir crazy yet?
Staring at these four walls.
Are we stir crazy yet?
Never knowing when it will end.
Are we stir crazy yet?
Thinking the same thoughts in our heads.
Are we stir crazy yet?
Wondering when life will ever be normal again.
Are we stir crazy yet?
Spending our days watching Netflixs’.
Knowing April will be longer than March,
Which lasted a century.
Are we stir crazy yet?
Running out of things to do, say, and clean.
Are we stir crazy yet? 
With the unsettling knowledge that we have 30 or 60 more days of indoor, 
Insanity!

© Tiffany Sunday 2020 All Rights Reserved.

Author Tiffany Sunday, Signing Books at Barnes & Noble SMU, February 13, 2020

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Thursday, February 13, 2020, 6:00 PM

Barnes & Noble SMU 3060 Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX 75205

Poet Tiffany Sunday will discuss her work and latest book, Insatiable Consumption of Being: A Collection of Poems, Writings and Micro Stories.

The event is free with book sales and signing to follow.

Her latest book, Insatiable Consumption of Being marks her transition from business writing to poetry and contemporary fiction.

Tiffany started writing poetry in third grade and was first published in high school. She writes about nature, human creativity, self-reliance, and relationships.