MORE NEWS ON THE NEW ANTHOLOGY. Two of my poems have been selected to appear in it. I continue to prepare the manuscript of Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women for publication, with the editorial expertise of Amazon #1 bestselling poet Gabriela Marie Milton. Both Gabriela and I were deeply moved by the…
Category: book review
Book Review: Copper Yearning, Poems by Kimberly Blaeser (2019, Holy Cow! Press)
Over the past year I’ve come across a couple of Kimberly Blaeser’s poems on the net. A short bit from the author blurb in the book: Kimberly Blaeser, an Anishinaabe writer, photographer, and scholar, served as Wisconsin Poet Laureate for 2015-16. She is also the author of … poetry collections and a scholarly monograph… Blaeser…
Book Review – “Shorely,” by Peter Frankis
“Shorely” cover Peter Frankis is a poet whose work I first met when he began hosting at dVerse Poet’s Pub. I learned that Peter is an exceptional poet that has his roots dug in deep to where he lives, the small town of Port Kembla, NSW. Peter has a downloadable link for “Shorely” at his…
Book Review — _In Cold Blood_, by Truman Capote
We all have our souls and we all have facades and then there’s something in between that makes us function as people. That’s what I have the ability to communicate. –Truman Capote, in the introduction to, In Cold Blood. Truman then proceeds to do just that. He meticulously details each of the Clutter Family members…
Reading in 2021
I never read as many books as I would like to, but I’m always happy to have read the ones I have. At this point in my reading life, if a book’s message doesn’t grab me within a certain number of pages it is set aside. There were quite a few of those this…
The Anthropocene Hymnal is published! — Experiments in Fiction
Today, this book of wonderful poetry about saving our planet becomes available in both paperback or kindle versions. Two of my poems have been chosen to be in it. All proceeds from the book go to organizations working to save our planet. Please consider buying one $4 (for kindle) or $9 (for paperback) or donate…
Book Review — “Passion for PEONIES: Celebrating the Culture and Conservation of Nichols Arboretum’s Beloved Flower,” Edited by David Michener and Robert Grese
Not meant to be read from cover to cover, it is more a coffee table book. That said, the first section is one you probably will read all of if you are interested in how The Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum got started. A few men with passion for peonies and the means to do…
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