Words for what
we carry.

Behind the writing

A life still
being understood.

I write as TQ Ward. My poems begin with lived experience: feelings I struggle to explain, relationships that shape me, and questions that don’t always have a settled answer.

Some were written while I was confused and surviving. I return to them with more awareness now, without pretending the difficult parts have disappeared.

My writing also has room for culture, childhood, love, and humor. I want the meaning to be clear, and the experience to feel human.