About Erik Estabrook

Erik Estabrook is a passionate autism advocate & poet who still believes the world needs poetry. “Novels take you through stories and scenarios, but poetry picks you up in possibilty, and drops you off in understanding,” says Erik of his personal relationship with poesy. “Poetry is an ultimate expression, an eternal smile. You can never know someone better after talking to them for years, than reading one of their poems. Poetry both uplifts and encapsulates beauty.”

“The best thing for an artist's marketability is to die. The best thing for a poets marketability is to rebel. A squeaky clean poet is like an honest politician: They may be speaking the truth, but who wants to hear it....”