My name is Nathaniel Phillips I publish books of poetry under my first and middle name as Nathaniel Peter, my friends and family call me Nathan, my stage name when I perform spoken word poetry is Cloven. I have a Facebook page called Cloven Tongue Poetry and a few blogs via google blogger that feature many of my poems as well. You can also find my audio content on bandcamp where I currently have an album out called Death and Redemption Qualities, where I recite my poems over music custom tailored to each individual piece. I have several books of poetry I published independently none of which are currently available. Writing poetry feels like a continual process of rebirth and reinvention. For me I write what I feel in the moment but always aim to calibrate my sense of honesty and vulnerability with what I believe the truth to be. I know that concept can be a tricky landscape to navigate in todays political and various philosophical scope of human thought. I'm no stranger to giving voice to darker imagery and heavy emotion but ultimately desire that my impact be made reflective of my Christian values and upbringing. I also write and design custom greeting cards primarily for people to express their sentiments for or from their pets under an online Facebook project called Fur Baby Paw Prints. I write about everything in my life, from my childhood being brought up in a more sanitized environment to my young adult years dealing with my parents separation and eventual divorce. My mom died of brain cancer after only a couple years of remarriage in 2020 and my dad and I's relationship has been rocky at best. I live with my wife Brande in South Carolina despite us both being originally from Colorado with my two dogs (our kids) Maddie and Lola at my in laws house while we continue to work and save for our own place to be built on property right next door.
To look into and discover more content as discussed in my biography go to this blog that includes links to all other content currently available to read and/or listen to online and connect with me on Facebook:
https://cloventonguepoetryreborn.blogspot.com/