Poetry, chapbook, 32 pages, from Bottlecap Features. Origins of My Love is a collection of poems about growing up in a small, rural town and plays on themes of deep nostalgia. The poet looks back on the past, focusing on the beauty of the landscape and the bittersweet feelings that come with returning home. The book follows the different seasons of the year, beginning in the spring and gradually progressing to wintertime. Many of its poems were written in a time when the author was going through tense life changes – its contents are a reflection of the past and all the sentiments she held near to her during those harder times. Origins of My Love reminisces on best friendships, childhood, tradition, wild country and religion.