Eric Niehoff

Inspiration in Absence Eric Niehoff

Poetry Collection: You may notice the wide variety of subjects and tones throughout this collection. These works represent many of the poems I have written over the last 10 years. Some were written when I was in a specific emotional state and it was my way of dealing with that emotion. Others were written based on contest prompts from online poetry sites. I don't feel confined to any particular style or subject. I write what comes to me. Some of these pieces literally just popped into my head and I wrote them down before I forgot them. I am mostly driven to use rhyme, though I have strayed a few times. I try to vary the rhyme scheme to keep things fresh and interesting as much as possible. I also love to incorporate humor whenever I can and I have even indulged in the occasional parody: some are within this body of work. I'd like to think that because of its eclectic nature that there is a little bit of something for everyone.