Luke Wood is an independent author from VA. He wrote his first poem "Peace and War" at 14. At the age of 16, Wood had his poem "Thoughts" published. In December 2008 Luke Wood self-released his first book of poetry Notebook of the Mind: The Prelude, followed by Shadows & Sunshine in May 2009. In August 2010 Wood released his most acclaimed project to date titled Awakening with the Sea. One year later Wood released his darkest book to date titled Lies of the Fearless. In January 2012 Luke released a collection of love poems titled Aspects of Love. In April 2012 Wood arranged and appeared in More than a Million Words which featured published author Criss Jami and several new authors. In July 2012 Wood released his first book of essays and short stories titled Veering Straight Ahead. Wood is currently working on his first collaborative book titled Wretched Scars and his sixth book of poetry titled Approaching Humanity.