Sure, I wrote a few poems at school and a few rap songs when I thought I could be a rapper, but I didn’t really lock into poetry until my forties. I started writing poetry and posting it on Facebook as a way of dealing with my own pain points at the time. The reception was good, so I kept going, trying to convey ideas through the work.

I later published that poetry in a book called Mirrabooka Dreaming, and have since written two more books. When the Suno AI music generator came out, I began turning some of that work into music, and also wrote songs specifically to use with it. I even revisited my old rap lyrics and turned them into a rap album.

I listen to my music often, especially in the car with my daughter. I’ve written a few kids’ songs and songs about grace that we enjoy together on car rides.

Some of the music I wish I had spent more time on, as it’s far from perfect, but it’s still a lot of fun. I now have around one hundred songs available to stream or download, and some of them are genuinely solid.