Fin Rose Aborizk’s journey through poetry is a testament to the power of transformation and self-discovery. Her collections, “At the Beginning of Yesterday” and “On the Ever-Lovely Morrow,” are more than just words on a page; they are reflections of a soul navigating the ever-changing tides of life. From embracing the past to finding peace in the present, Fin’s poetry invites readers to feel deeply, grow authentically, and find solace in the shared human experience. Through her words, she reminds us all that healing is a journey, and it’s okay to let the waves of life carry us to new shores.
- What inspired you to create your poetry collections, “On the Ever-Lovely Morrow” and “At the Beginning of Yesterday”?
With At the Beginning of Yesterday, it was written at a very transformational point in my life, where everything around me was changing. With On the Ever-Lovely Morrow, I felt that I still had more to say and that there was another piece to the feelings involved with Yesterday. I think they tie into each other and complement each other in a really unexpected way.
At the Beginning of Yesterday focuses on themes of the past and present. I best describe it as accepting the past for what it was, trying to remain present, and looking forward to the future the best way that you can because the future is scary and no one knows what’s going to happen tomorrow.
On the Ever-Lovely Morrow focuses on today and tomorrow, it focuses on how everything comes in waves. When we think we’ve moved past something, like an ocean wave, we will get swept back and reminded of it from time to time. This collection is about feeling through it all while trying to navigate life and all of its mysteries.
You’ll notice that At the Beginning of Yesterday and On the Ever-Lovely Morrow have two different author names. That is intentional. I am previously published as Tiffiny Rose Allen. With Yesterday, I wrote about breaking down the obstacles that were in my past, and in Ever-Lovely, I am stepping forward into another version of myself. In doing so, I honored my roots, honored my past, and also chose a new future for myself. To figure out why and how, well, you’ll have to read the books for those answers!
- Can you share a personal story that influenced your writing in “On the Ever-Lovely Morrow”?
It takes a lot to come home to who you truly are. Reinventing yourself and expressing yourself differently from how you did before will always come as a shock to some, but I believe it’s important to do what you need to do for yourself. I have undergone a lot of unlearning over the past few years, and none of that came easily.
Ever-Lovely was a way for me to make peace with myself, to not beat myself up over feeling and re-feeling different situations in my mind. I came to terms with a lot of things in regards to my own identity as a woman, as a person. It was really hard for me to not keep putting myself into the box that society had set up for me. Eventually, time makes you look at yourself with candor, and whatever is reflected back is either a person that we’ve worked hard to become or the person that we settled ourselves to be. There are a few lines in this collection that I think of fairly often, and they are from a poem titled ‘The Process of Growing’ which goes:
“I’m not writing my words to try and show you that I’m a good person. I am just writing my words to show you that I am, in fact, just a person.”
- What does the process of healing look like for you, and how do you convey that in your work?
I would have to say that writing, before anything else, has been my process of healing. Writing has been the thing that I have always been able to come back to. It is how I have processed my emotions and dealt with any and all of the situations that have presented themselves within my life. Healing, for me, as I state in On the Ever-Lovely Morrow, is something that will always come in waves. We just have to feel them through, and let them flow through us.
- What were some of the biggest obstacles you faced while creating your poetry collections?
I first started taking my poetry seriously when I decided to self-publish my first collection back in 2017. I found that, when you tell people that you’ve decided to self-publish, a lot of the time, they will not take you seriously, and they will doubt you. On top of that, a lot of doubts came from myself as well. I didn’t know what I was doing at first, I had to learn as I went through each step, and I find even now, I am always learning more about the process continuously.
I felt in some situations that I ‘needed’ to dull myself down and not talk about my art and my poetry because of either a lack of encouragement, good ol’ imposter syndrome, or just feeling like perhaps I wasn’t good enough to fully share and talk about my work. When I would try to get my work showcased or shelved somewhere I would also face lots of rejection. No one likes rejection. But, instead of giving up and keeping myself small and digestible for everyone and everything around me, I kept going. Soon, my confidence got stronger and stronger, and now, thankfully, I have a lovely community of writers, both near and far, and I will talk about poetry all day everyday to anybody!
I would say the biggest lesson I learned in all of that, is if you keep getting rejected, or people seem to not want to hear you speak about what brings you joy, then maybe it’s time to evaluate who you’re surrounded by. I believe that rejection is redirection, and I think it’s important to keep getting told ‘no’ so that you can keep moving forward until you find that right fit, until you find that ‘yes.’ If I didn’t start out in self-publishing, I wouldn’t have found so many amazing authors, some that I am lucky enough to call friends, and I would not have found my publisher, or worked with so many amazing publications and projects. So, my best advice? Keep going.
- In what ways has your mental health journey influenced your writing?
In every single possible way.
- How do you balance the emotional intensity of your poetry with your own well-being?
That is a great question. I am a deeply sensitive person at heart. I like to think that helps me with my writing. It also makes it hard to not shake away all of those emotions that I exude within my poems, when the poem veers into a heavier subject. It takes time to find a good balance, but I like to think that in most cases, I am able to leave certain feelings at the page, because I’m not keeping them in my mind anymore. It’s dispersed, it’s out of my mind and placed somewhere else. It is transformed into something softer.
- What advice would you give to other women who are struggling with their mental health?
I would say, feel it through. Just feel it. You’re never, ever alone. There is always someone, somewhere. You are loved more than you could ever know. There is always someone that you can talk to. Whether it’s family, friend, phone call to a hotline, it doesn’t matter. There is someone there for you for help. There is no shame in asking for help. Whatever you might be going through, please don’t give up.
- How do you find the strength to share such personal and vulnerable stories through your poetry?
If I can help someone feel less alone through sharing my own words and experiences with others, then that’s all there is to it.
- What has been the most rewarding part of sharing your work with others?
Oh gosh, well, firstly, meeting readers. Having conversations with them. Hearing their stories, sharing in a human experience. Connection through poetry has been absolutely life changing for me.
- How do you hope your poetry will impact those who read it?
I hope my words can be a place of comfort, of recognition. I hope someone reads my words and can find a glimmer of themselves, a reflection of something they might be going through. The number one reason I write is to show people that they are not alone in whatever it is that they are going through. There is love that exists, there are pages that feel your pain, there is a place that you can lay everything down and feel everything that you need to feel. For me, that is in my writing, for someone else, that could be from reading it.
- What advice would you give to aspiring poets who want to share their personal stories?
You deserve to share your words. There is space for you.
- What’s next for you in your creative journey? Any new projects or themes you’re exploring?
Currently, I’m working on the second volume of the Dreams In Hiding anthology. The first one came to fruition in 2022, and now the second one should be ready this fall or winter. I am very fortunate to work with so many writers and creatives on this project and I’m really looking forward to sharing it.
I really enjoy making zines and crafting, and I also really enjoy singing. I’m still a little shy but my confidence with that is something that I’ve been working on. I have one song out, that I released in the summer of 2022, that was a companion to the anniversary edition of my first poetry book. Maybe in the near future there will be some more music inspired things. I post about my projects on my Instagram @Dreamsinhiding.writing so follow along for more updates from me.
And my writing? Well, I’ve always got something brewing. Right now, I’m allowing On the Ever-Lovely Morrow to have its time in the spotlight and to have the space it needs to breathe and to be shared.
About the author:
Fin Rose Aborizk is an author, poet, spoken word artist, and creator of many artforms. She began writing at an early age and entered the publishing world in 2017, where Dreams In Hiding Writing was born. With multiple poetry collections, a short story collection, and an anthology of her own curation, Fin goes wherever creativity guides her. In 2023, At the Beginning of Yesterday was released and its companion collection On the Ever-Lovely Morrow followed in 2024.
Fin has showcased her books and offers custom poetry all around the State of Florida and out of State. She currently resides in North Central Florida, carries a copy of Rumi’s poetry wherever she goes, and is always daydreaming about their next tattoo.
Website: https://dreamsinhidingwriting.wordpress.com/
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