Singer, Songwriter and Poet, Lou Davies-James has been writing under the pen name Allura Dannon for the past nine years. She is a well-loved member of the internet writing community with numerous awards for her breath-catching expression of the human spirit. Weaving her words like gossamer, she draws you into the recesses of a rare and open heart. Ms. James lives with her husband and far too many cats in Northeast Florida. Her first full length volume of poetry, Adrift In the Holy, was published in January of 2006. Previous works: Drawn As Ever and Eternal Insomnia, both published by Under the Arbour Press in Atlantic Beach, Florida.
I have always loved poetry, words themselves and their melodic quality, the emotion they move the heart to, a connection unrivaled by any other form of writing, besides perhaps music itself. My mother read poetry to me as a child and fostered a love of language in me. My parents were both avid readers. I am one of six siblings and we all love to read and are each artistic in our way.
I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. I started writing when I was a kid, fourth grade or so. I love rhyming, metered poetry, structured form and subject. I write in traditional as well as free form styles and believe above all that the poet needs to spill their spiritual blood in the words they craft to make them real, recognized and lend them emotional truth.
We are all in different places as far as writing goes. We all have to learn to crawl before we can walk, before we can run, then fly. Keep your dreams in sight and never let them go. More is attainable than you can ever imagine.
I grew up in New York State and had a wonderful childhood. I lived there among the rolling hills and vineyards of the Finger Lakes area until five years ago when I moved to Florida. It’s great to be only a few blocks from the ocean, a wonderful source of inspiration and spiritual renewal, but I’m a northern girl at heart and miss the evident turning of the wheel, the seasons and a deeper connection to the earth that such a place allows. I will be moving back before too long and look forward to days of writing, photography, painting, gardening, music and the joys and sorrows of life in a place I love.
Lou aka AlluraD is an active poet at SplashHall Poetry Boards. You can also hear her at the BZoO HomeGrown Radio with her audio poetry.
