Author - Dan Hooks

Hi there my name is Dan Hooks and I am a poet.

My poetry has many diverse themes from madness to the mundane, from fantasy and fable to philosophical and the darkness of reality (whatever that is).

I have been writing since I was 18 and have inspired other artists such as Benjamin Heine who created an piece of art work called”filled with fire” from my poem called “Freedom”. That poem was inspired from a quote from Nelson Mandela saying “we are free to be free”. Writing I find is a collaborative process.

I have also written other poems which have been used in language courses in America, Canada and Australia. One of which is called “poem on identity” and the other one is “Antithesis”.

I have a soundcloud account in which I post poems to music and my spoken word pieces. I find spreading my work on various social media platforms really useful for presenting my work.

I am also fond of travelling and have climbed Mount Fuji in Japan visited Finland skied in both USA in keystone Colorado and Whistler in Canada. I find perspective can be found in travelling to other countries and it also helps you appreciate other cultures as well your own.
https://alienpoet.com
https://soundcloud.com/alienpoet

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modern life and it’s monsters

In this life the politicians are dragons they hide in the craggy dark mountainous expanse of their own words. They watch from afar with their wolves the police...

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Hero

In the lost words of language in the gaping hordes of time there stands a hero he fights with rhyme. For the pen is mightier than the sword his words we lean...

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who is Daniel Hooks?

This poem was written to try to define myself but it’s still pretty generic how do we define ourselves is problematic do you hide behind your job your...

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Autumn leaves Haiku

Rabid wind whistles
Rustling through the autumn leaves
ghost stories mutter.
By Daniel Hooks AKA Alienpoet on Facebook
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The Mask

I hide behind layers of onion like skin you can’t see my soul, what is within? I am a fragment of the universe you will never realise my true worth. All the...