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10 Ways to Help Your Favorite Introverted Author—Day 1: The Basic
Your favorite introverted author would love your help (though they might not ask). Here is one way you can begin.
Poets and Poems: Alfred Nicol and “After the Carnival”
Poet Alfred Nicole, in his new collection “After the Carnival,” finds both the evil and the good in human existence.
Poet Laura: Gardens and Grandpa
Sandra Fox Murphy, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, welcomes Spring with a reflection on gardening and flower poems.
Poets and Poems: Kelly Belmonte and “The Mother of All Words”
The sense of living a loved life pervades ‘The Mother of All Words’. The collection doesn’t suggest smugness or even satisfaction, but more of a sense of gratitude.
An Anthology on Reading and Writing Poetry
“The Poetry Reader” by Mark Yakich is an anthology of poems about reading and writing poetry.
Poets and Poems: Lisa Marie Basile and “Saint Of”
Lisa Marie Basile names the events of life for obscure saints, most of which you’ve never heard of but know very well.
Poets and Poems: Sandra Marchetti and “Diorama”
In “Diorama,” poet Sandra Marchetti moves through a series of almost -photograph-like scenes , each poem like a scene in a ViewMaster (TM).
Poets and Poems: Christina Cook and “Roaming the Labyrinth”
In “Roaming the Labyrinth,” poet Christina Cook translates the poems of and writes about the French poet Marie-Claire Bancquart.