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I published my first poetry book last month. Its available for purchase on Amazon.

Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1726810518/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_MZl3Bb26538WQ

Amazon USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1726810518/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Ofm3BbKB5J2NS

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My poems aren't happy

Sometimes you have to write the ugly, in order to get the ugly out of you.

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Literature and Writing

I taught literature many years in college. I taught adult and children’s. It is almost impossible to go a single day without reading. Whether a social media post, email, book, or even a cereal box, we are constantly reading words. What is classified as literature vs technical writing? There are two main separations between writing and literature. The first is the intended audience, or rather,…

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Spring Renewal and the Writer

Around this time last Spring, I was looking at signs of renewal and planting herbs and vegetables at my New England home. This renewal follows me into my writing study where I sit at a big desk. The steadiness of the land and muted tones of the spring exude a calmness. I am ready to sit down and write. I spent this winter, and many past winters, in different parts of Central America: Costa…

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Thank You to Vita Brevis Press for Publishing Two of My Poems

Thank You to Vita Brevis Press for Publishing Two of My Poems

I am grateful to Vita Brevis Press for publishing my poems: “3 a.m.“ “Respiratory“ in What is All This Sweet Work?: A Poetry Anthology About Love and Loss (2022). Take a look.

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Langston Hughes and Spring

Langston Hughes and Spring

Photo by John-Mark Smith on Pexels.com “Hold fast to dreams for when dreams goLife is a barren field frozen with snow.” –Langston Hughes I live in the Northeastern United States and we are leaving winter behind and moving into spring. Green things are starting to pop out of the ground and the trees have small bursts that will be leaves. As a poet, I like to take out what I’ve written over the…

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So Grateful for Emily-Jane Hills Oxford's Review of Touch My Head Softly (Finishing Line Press, 2021)

So Grateful for Emily-Jane Hills Oxford’s Review of Touch My Head Softly (Finishing Line Press, 2021)

I so appreciate the thoughtful review Emily-Jane Hills Oxford gave my book in Reader’s Favorites: “This is a passionate and engaging read, one that will strike a chord with many, as Alzheimer’s, like cancer, has affected most families in one way or another. It’s a powerful tribute to who have and are suffering and those who care. Stunningly, sublimely…

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The Best Friend of the Writer

The Best Friend of the Writer

Photo by Barbara Olsen on Pexels.com The best friend of the writer can be the writer her or himself. As writers, we crave praise, awards, good reviews, and the affirmation of the publisher, but if we remember the joy of the creative process, we don’t need the positive feedback of others. As a poet, I work often alone and in solitude. Books tend to be published quietly also. There may be a book…

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