DO-RE-MI-FA-SOK-LA-TI-GO: THE ART OF BEING RAW AND REAL

How do you tell the world your emotions are raw and real without exaggerating the words?

In a world where emotions are often bottled up or exaggerated for effect, how can someone truly capture the complexity of raw, human feeling? For Joshua Natad, a.k.a Clay Esguardo, the answer lies in embracing vulnerability and the quiet power of self-reflection. His debut poetry collection, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sok-La-Ti-Go: Tula Sa Sulat, offers readers a unique blend of humor, heartache, and healing, inviting them to see what’s beyond the surface and focus on their own hearts.

Since he was young, Clay has always had a knack for wordplay, which naturally evolved into his love for poetry. This playful approach gave birth to Do-re-mi-fa-sok-la-ti-go. To Clay, life is like a melody, made up of keynotes we must learn to harmonize with. If we fail to find the right rhythm and “sing along,” we risk remaining out of tune with ourselves and the world around us.

While the title may evoke music, the book itself isn’t about notes and scales. Rather, Do-re-mi-fa-sok-la-ti-go is a modern collection of poems that sometimes might seem nonsensical at first. Yet, as you read through, you’ll find that each piece resonates, and in the end, it all comes together in a way that just feels right.

Clay shared that one of his biggest struggles in creating Do-re-mi-fa-sok-la-ti-go was finding the right words to truly tug at the heartstrings. There were moments when he faced writer’s block, when the flow of ideas just wouldn’t come, and the weight of his thoughts seemed too heavy to put into words. But instead of letting frustration take over, he always returned to his core purpose for writing—to write freely.

For Clay, the key to overcoming these obstacles was to let go of expectations and simply allow the words to flow without restriction. Trust the process, and he did. Now, Do-re-mi-fa-sok-la-ti-go is here.

“Focus on your heart,” Clay emphasized a couple of times throughout his work, a mantra that echoes across his poems. For him, the heart is the ultimate source of truth—our emotions, desires, and deepest reflections all stem from that place of raw authenticity. When you listen to your heart, the words will come. It’s not about perfection or finding the right words on the first try; it’s about tuning into the emotions that drive us and letting them guide the creative process.

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