​I’M JAMI MARLIES
AND I’M THE ROVING POET.

I am Jami Marlies. I am the Roving Poet.

I travel the US and write poetry, take photos, and create illustrations. I love to explore nature and talk to people of all walks of life and hear their stories. I take these experience and use some of them as inspiration for my poetry. But most of the time, I just have an idea, think something odd, or make stuff up.

I also write custom poetry. I just need a few details from you. So, if you would like a custom poem for a birthday, anniversary, wedding, or other special occasion, please contact me.

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One of the first books I received as a child was Shel Silverstein's "Where the Sidewalk Ends". Since then my life's aspiration was to be just as creative as him. Creativity obsessed me. The writing came easily--the illustrations not so much. While searching for a solution to my illustration dilemma, I wrote. And I wrote about anything--my experiences, stories I heard, stuff I made up--whatever came to mind, I turned it into a poem. Life continued. I got married, I pursued a career in executive IT management, and kept writing. And life continued, too. I got divorced and raised two daughters as a single working mother. Once they've graduated high school I've started the journey to self love. I've changed careers and am now a personal trainer, nutrition, and mindset coach where I focus on natural holistic practices for my clients who are women 40 years and older. And I've found my poetry and love of creativity again. So, here we go!