Bringing something to life is exhilarating. Living creatively is thrilling.
It’s a big part of who I am. It’s a big part of who you are.
Because Life is art.
Because we’re all creative in our own way using our own unique talents.
Even while I'm working full-time and raising my daughter, I'm finding time to put pen to paper to give my ideas and thoughts a place to grow. What started as early morning journal writing to clarify my thoughts and start my day feeling grounded eventually found a home in my books.
My two poetry collections, and: A love story within and its follow-up, Burst & Fleurish are self-transformational books written in poetic verse. Insights, confessions, and musings that reflect my personal journey on the universal search for self-acceptance, belonging, and connectedness.
And how life changes when you change on each step on our own life path.
“As a writer Michelle has a unique way of putting our deepest thoughts into words. She gives voice to the unspoken stories of our souls. Her poetry soars. Michelle and her work are gifts to all who have the privilege to know and work with her.”
~ Megan Ann Rasmussen, Award-Winning Producer, Director, & Educator
“Michelle Kaplan set out on a journey to find herself amid all the inner and outer confusions and complexities of life. Many readers will find their own story in hers, and will find her poetry inspiring and empowering as they set out to do what she did: reconnect with themselves, and live out the love affair between soul and ego, heart and mind, love and fear, heaven and earth. There’s a love story within all of us waiting to be written and rewritten, the kind of self-love without which all other love fails. May this book help you find, write, and live your inner love story.”
~ Parker J. Palmer, Author of Let Your Life Speak, A Hidden Wholeness, and On the Brink of Everything
“Michelle Kaplan’s poems have a way of latching onto ones’ soul and provides a sense of inner peace and freedom.”
~ Jean Marie Rosone, LCSW, Coordinator of Integrative Oncology, Carol G. Simon Cancer Center, Morristown Medical Center
“Now more than ever humanity needs its focus on beauty, truth, laughter, and love. Michelle Kaplan’s new book, Burst & Fleurish, gifts readers with all four. Skillfully and thoughtfully written and deeply personal, this book is a moving example of the power of words and the art of poetry. A delightful read in every way!”
~ Louis Efron, Globally recognized writer, speaker, and award-winning Fortune 200 people executive
"There are many methods out there to explore the self today. The personal growth movement is mainstream and many teachers gather followers with the promise that following their ideas will deliver one to the promised land of happiness and riches. Michelle Kaplan doesn't make any such claim. Instead she opens her journey to self with raw abandon. She offers a new and more accessible way to explore who we are and why we are here on this planet. Every poem I read offers me an opportunity to see into myself, to check in with my insecurities, my wishes, my relationships, my dreams. No matter what page you open to in this intriguing book, you will find an invitation to grow. An invitation to see the world with more humanity, more kindness, more compassion, AND with more love. Thank you Michelle, for your beautiful gift to the world."
~ Tresa Leftenant, CFP®, Reinventing Her Money, Financial Advisor, Money Mindset Mentor, Author, Speaker