Twin Flame Souls: Soulmate Poetry - An Interview with World Poetess NR Hart

 

Twin Flame Souls: Soulmate Poetry - An Interview with World Poetess NR Hart

If you know what stardust sounds like when it turns into poetry, you’re a fan of best-selling, world poetess NR Hart. Known around the world for her romantic, luminous style, Hart has a way of writing that feels like she’s whispering secrets directly to your soul. And as if her muse wasn’t generous enough already, she just released her brand‑new book, Twin Flame Souls: Soulmate Poetry, a fresh collection that’s already sending readers into a swoon.

Today, we’re sitting down with the poetess herself to talk inspiration, love, creativity, and the magic behind her newest work, just in time for Valentine's Day!

Welcome, N.R.!

GM: What inspired you to write Twin Flame Souls, and how is this book a little different from your past poetry collections?
NRH: The best way for me to answer this question is from a quote from my new book "I wanted to write a book about love, because love will save us all in the end."  This is what keeps me inspired. "Maybe poetry cannot save the world but maybe it is here to make us feel a little more and to save our souls instead." 

The idea of a book solely on Twin Flames came directly from the request of my fans! Oftentimes, they would ask which of my books feature Twin Flame Poetry.  And, I would always answer, “All of my books have Twin Flame poems; Poetry and Pearls I and II, Love Poems to No One, Beauty and Her Beast, and The Last of the Romantics. My fans requested that I release a book with all of my Twin Flame poems. 

"You don't pick the Twin Flame journey, It picks you." Because you have a voice that needs to be heard. You have a message that needs to be sent. Twin Flame Love was born from this concept…and my second companion book Twin Flame Souls. I wrote this book for my fans, I wrote this book for you. 
 
GM: You’ve written so much about love and soul connections — what keeps you coming back to those themes in your books? 
NRH: I think the themes on soul connections, soulmates and twin flames has always been somewhat mysterious, mesmerizing, and mystical for me. In many ways, just like Love! To experience a deep and profound soul connection, whereas, it becomes in a sense, very spiritual in nature. A powerful bond between two souls that  transforms beyond humanness and our bodies. I once wrote "Twin flames are connected on every level, mentally, spiritually, soulfully and physically." 

I want to try to describe, in my poems, that look between lovers, soulmates, twin flames. The unspoken words. The secret language between souls. The unsaid feelings that only the eyes can portray. I struggle to find those words and keep struggling to find the right words. Seven books later, I am still trying! 

A soulmate or twin flame experience can be an unexplainable force of nature, just like the Universe. To believe in something that is bigger than us. Deeper than us. Allowing us to feel more alive. To fully experience the human condition in all its glory. To allow us to believe in something more. We want to feel less alone in our feelings. There is comfort in knowing we are not alone.
 
GM: When did the idea for this new collection first spark for you — was it a moment, a place, or a person? 
NRH: The answer would be all three of course. A person, a place, a moment in time. A love story that needs to be told. I am a storyteller by nature and it all starts with a person, a feeling, a passion. I explore that feeling and try to capture it before the feeling disappears. Feelings are "fleeting things" we must capture them while they are upon us! My fans understand the concept that the Twin Flame Journey picks you, and sometimes they are looking for answers to their complicated feelings and emotions. The feelings we have trouble putting into words. Readers are hungry for answers. They want validation for their feelings. They want to know they are not crazy in love but feel understood.

We don't always understand it as it is happening, or we can't put a name to it at the time, but the reasons become apparent later on in our lives. My poetry reveals that there are no clear-cut answers to love. Love can be complicated and confusing. We need to understand that and accept it. Don't try to explain things there is no explanation for. I once wrote "The real challenge in life is not in searching for the answer but how to live without one." This guides me through life and how we need to live in the moment.
 
GM: You recently spent time in Italy. How did the beauty and history influence your writing?
NRH: I have enormous respect, admiration and appreciation for my history, my culture, my traditions. This is how you honor the story of your life. Growing up in a large Italian family has greatly influenced me in many ways. The romance of Italy captivates me! In Italy, my entire life as a romantic poet finally made sense! The beauty, the history, the art, left me at a complete loss for words. That is really a writer’s dream! I think being a poet, you tend to notice and appreciate the little things in life and everything around you! The things others may not even look twice at. It’s a curse of being a poet. You feel things ever so deeply, it goes beyond explanation. You are moved to tears standing in front of a painting, a statue, a piece of art, a historical building in ruins. The history of Italy surrounds you, as if you are living in another century. It was like walking on sacred ground. To say it changed my life is an understatement. Visiting Italy was like coming home for me! I will be going back as often as I can. I have so much left to see and experience. I love Italy.

 
GM: You’ve been known to leave your books around Italy’s fountains like little poetic surprises. What made you start that tradition?  
NRH: I have always been close to nature, since all my books are divided into four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn. Romantic poets are deeply in-tune with nature and the seasons. The way nature and the human heart "mirror" each other. I was captivated by the statues, fountains, and art of Italy and the history behind them. I was simply in awe. I wanted to leave my poetry books beside the beautiful fountains because they are special gathering places for reading, for coffee, for eating, for love, for friends; the romance of it all! I wanted to leave a gift of myself, my poetry, so that I could somehow say thank you. I  am very excited and proud that the Winter Olympics will be held in Milan, Italy this year. What a wonderous landscape to see and experience! 
 
GM: Do you remember the very first fountain where you left a book, and what that moment felt like?  
NRH: Since I visited Rome first, my first stop was my favorite fountain of all time - The Trevi Fountain. This fountain is enchanting and breathtaking and rich in the history of Greek Mythology. The main figure is the Greek god Oceanus, the god of water, pulled by two seahorses. The sheer majesty and glory of this fountain leaves you breathless... I could stand in front of it for hours just staring in amazement. I always throw a coin in the Trevi fountain as the myth states, to ensure a return trip back to Rome! It is fun for me to think about who may have found my books by each fountain. I wrote secret messages inside my books for whoever found them. I sincerely hoped they loved them, shared them with their friends and lovers, and maybe my poetry has become a part of their love story. 
 
GM: If Twin Flame Souls had a “perfect reading spot”, where would it be?
NRH: I would say somewhere outside surrounded by nature, a place that feels romantic - a  garden surrounded by flowers, a park with trees, outside seating at a café or coffeehouse, or a fountain in Italy! Somewhere where you can connect with nature that allows you to "feel your soul."
 
GM: What’s one poem in the new book that feels especially close to your heart right now? 
NRH: "My soul is my truth." This is a favorite of mine because you have to find yourself in your writing. It is the only way to be authentic and genuine. I own my romanticism. I own my story. In order to be your true self you must first accept your truth. Only then will you become the truest, most authentic version of yourself. 
 
GM: You have a very romantic, dreamy writing style. How do you tap into that voice when you sit down to write? 
NRH: I will always write about life and love with that vulnerable part of me that I expose to my audience. I write poems that are love stories. I want to be the reader’s voice when they cannot find their own. I want to give a name to their feelings. I want my poetry to be an escape from the mundane in life, so my readers can forget about their pain, if only for a moment. I want to create something beautiful so they can feel beautiful about themselves, too. I try to be still, very still, and listen to that inner voice. You know, the one you are afraid of? The very heart and soul of you. Yes, that one. 
 
GM: If readers take away one feeling from Twin Flame Souls, what do you hope it is?
NRH: I want them to take away that love is unexplainable at times. Love is not perfect, in fact, it is very imperfect! The stronger the love, the more complicated it may be. Not everything has to be explained or analyzed. It kind of ruins the beautiful magic and mystery of it. You just have to  live it! 
 
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