• New Poem Publication: TrashLight Press

    I’m really excited to share some personal writing news today—my poem “Anger” has been accepted for publication by TrashLight Press as part of their Notes App Poetry Series! This poem is close to my heart, and I’m so grateful it found a home with a press that celebrates raw, honest, and unconventional voices. TrashLight Press is a small but mighty…


  • Live Poetry! Featured Poetry Reading Event in Edmonton

    On July 16, 2025, I will be attending the Writers’ Guild of Alberta pub night as one of the night’s featured readers. I’m so very excited to share that my poem “When” was selected for publication by Funicular Magazine. They are an award-winning literary magazine based here in Edmonton. I feel so lucky to have…


  • Publication Announcement: Funicular Magazine

    June is slipping away quickly, but I am excited to share some writing news! My poem “When” has been accepted for publication in Funicular Magazine Issue 17. Which is available for purchase RIGHT NOW. Funicular Magazine is an award-winning Edmonton-based literary magazine that prides itself on publishing knockout works. The magazine got its start back…


  • Come To Bed With Me – A Poem

    come to bed with meturn off the lightstrip the shirtfrom your back don’t fusswith the sheetsi always leave themin a tangled mess fluff the pillowsand get comfortable  let me kissyour forehead  let my bodywarm your body let my heartbeat sync with yours let my breathshare your air —Theo Sterling, 2025


  • Coffee Shop Family, a Poem

    Timid creatures meeting nose to toes, your little hands shy, as they reach across the open cafe air, to touch the fur of some soft stranger. Bashful attempts of courage and charisma, your family of dark hair, and bright eyes delights in the excitement of meeting someone new. Sterling, 2023


  • The Future is Forever Unknown: a Poem

    Twilight strikes and the world ignites, born into a family of complexity the future is forever unknown. Shaky steps and muttered words I marched headlong into destiny, or complete confusion. Six years boxed within four walls I grew, I learned, I existed, and experienced the short river of childhood where the waves were rough, the…