Welcome to Mirror to My Soul. My name is Heather Mirassou, and I come from America’s Oldest Winemaking Family. I have been writing poetry since I was twelve years old. My favorite poet at the time was Leo Buscaglia, who wrote about love. I sent him a letter and a few of my poems, and he wrote back, rewarding me with a signed book of poetry and an inspirational letter. He said I was a NATURAL POET and I should continue reading and writing poetry every day. Every page of his books was highlighted and words underlined. For that is where I learned about love and fell in love with poetry. I will always remember his influence on my writing and my will to follow in his footsteps.
I have just published my first poetry book: The Sensual Soul Poet, available in paperback and Kindle at Amazon.com.
The Sensual Soul Poet was written from a place beneath language.
It came from moments of stillness, from breath slowing, from the quiet awareness that lives within sensation. These poems were not forced into being; they arrived when I learned how to listen to my body, to my longing, to the subtle truth that moves through touch and restraint.
The Sensual Soul Poet does not attempt to define love or desire. It explores them. It allows intimacy to unfold without rushing toward conclusions or explanations. These poems live in the space between anticipation and arrival, where eroticism is felt rather than named. Where sensuality is honored as something intelligent and sacred.
Eroticism here is carried through metaphors, imagery, breath, and silence. Pleasure is treated as a language; one the body speaks fluently when it is allowed to remain honest. Love is explored not only as heat, but as devotion, as courage, as the willingness to stay open without disappearing.
Enjoy.
Mirror to My Soul by Heather Mirassou 