BLOOD WORK is a collection of poems I have written over the last six years. Though I hold three undergraduate degrees (English, Theatre, Philosophy), I chose to pursue graduate studies in Creative Writing to try to improve my poetry. The career path I am attempting is in entertainment, so this Master\u27s Degree will probably not be used in any of my future vocations. It was simply something I wanted. It has been quite profitable for me to be able to work on this degree without the burden of thinking about getting a job in the field or if employers will be impressed with where I went to school or my GPA. This degree is a luxury. BLOOD WORK features poems about familial struggles, issues of faith, love and unavoidable death. The poems take p...