Reflecting on Valerie's World

About the Book

This book is a collection of 9 poems that were written during various periods of change and self awareness in the author’s life. The poems capture moments of joy, spirituality, loneliness, inspiration, love, and more. After each poem, Valerie encourages the readers to reflect on the poem. She prompts reflection by asking the readers a few questions, and she leaves space for them to jot down personal notes about their reflection. Then Valerie describes the emotion or life experience that inspired the poem to be written.

About the Author

Valerie Joseph-Darden is from Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from Temple University with a degree in Electrical Engineering Technology in 1981. She has spent her career working as an engineer and/or manager for a large computer corporation. She has 2 sons from her 1st marriage, 2 step-daughters, and had a baby girl who was born during the time this book was being written. At age 44, she began to realize how often other people relate to her own experiences. The powerful emotional responses she has often received from sharing her poems encouraged her to publish a few of them.