The Shell of When is a book of poetic reflections tied intimately to the experience of moving through the world. The poems take the reader on a journey through different lands and cultures while at the same time following an interior journey through the poet's mind. In this way the poems seek to present the naked experiences of wonder, fear, love, erotic desire, and the sense of merging with the natural world while at the same time drifting through it. In these reflections language is used in new ways in order to capture experiences as they directly present themselves to awareness.