I have been writing poetry for many years. In August of 2011, I had a life changing event happen and consequently spent two weeks in the hospital under lockdown and supervision for suicidal tendencies. Upon release, I moved in with friends and started a new life. On November 11, I was at work and had a first line for a poem and could not find anything on which to write it down. I decided to make a note to myself on my cell phone. When I came home, I was taking the line off my phone to continue writing and had the idea for PoextS. I would write short poems as somewhat therapy and send them via...

I have been writing poetry for many years. In August of 2011, I had a life changing event happen and consequently spent two weeks in the hospital under lockdown and supervision for suicidal tendencies. Upon release, I moved in with friends and started a new life. On November 11, I was at work and had a first line for a poem and could not find anything on which to write it down. I decided to make a note to myself on my cell phone. When I came home, I was taking the line off my phone to continue writing and had the idea for PoextS. I would write short poems as somewhat therapy and send them via...

Jeff Johnston has been writing poetry for over 30 years. Most of his writing is done in the moment as opposed to manufacturing an idea. It is about the strong emotions felt at any given time, when the emotion prevails over the logical, and it must escape onto the written page. Compared to Rod McKuen and Allen Ginsberg in his style of writing, Jeff Johnston has introduced us to "PoextS." PoextS are eight line poems that have been texted to an audience for his therapy and their response. In this day and age of texting, Twitter, and other means of "quick communication," he has captured the...

Compared to Rod McKuen and Allen Ginsberg in his style of writing, Jeff Johnston has introduced us to "PoextS." PoextS are eight line poems that have been texted to an audience for his therapy and their response. In this day and age of texting, Twitter and other means of "quick communication," he has captured the moment with his own insightful commentary and received much feedback that he is speaking for a very wide audience...a society constantly searching for their own way.