Wrapping up the “Poetry Treasures 5: Simple Pleasures” Book Blog Tour
Posted: April 27, 2025 Filed under: Anthology, Blog Tour, Book Release, Books, Editing, Giveaways, Poetry, Treasuring Poetry, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | Tags: Kaye Lynne Booth, Poetry, Poetry Treasures 5: Small Pleasures, Robbie Cheadle, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours 40 CommentsPicture Caption: WordCrafter Poetry Treasures 5: Small Pleasures Tour Banner
We’re wrapping up the WordCrafter Poetry Treasures 5: Small Pleasures Book Blog Tour. We’ve had a great tour this past week and I hope you all visited each stop and left a comment for a chance to win one of three digital copies of Poetry Treasures 5 in our giveaway. If you missed a stop or joined us late, you can still go back and meet more poets featured in the anthology, but the giveaway ends tonight, so get your comments in now.
I want to thank contributors Michelle Ayon Navajas, Dawn Pisturino, Barbara Harris Leonard, Ivor Steven, and DL Mullen for their participation in the tour. And thanks also goes out to the hosts for this tour: Colleen Chesebro of Colleen Writes & Publishes, Patty Fletcher of Patty’s Worlds, Carla Johnson-Hicks of Carla Loves to Read, Michelle Navajas of Poetry by Mich, Kay Castenada of Book Places, and DL Mullen of Un dawnted. I feel everyone did a great job and it is appreciated.
I’d like to.make this stop a celebration of the author/poets who contributed to the anthology-those who shared their work on the tour and those who weren’t able to join us. They are all talented poets, and I feel fortunate to feature their lovely works in a WordCrafter poetry anthology.

Tour Schedule
April 21-28 – Poetry Treasures 5: Small Pleasures, by Kaye Lynne Booth, et.al.
Mon. 4/21 – Opening Day- Writing to be Read – (Intro. post & Book Trailer)
Tues 4/22 – Colleen Writes & Publishes – (Dawn Pisturino. Guest Post)
Wed. 4/23 – Patty’s Worlds – (Michelle Navajas Guest Post)
Thurs. 4/24 – Carla Loves to Read– (Ivor Steven’s Reading)
Fri. 4/25 – Poetry By Mich – (Barbara Harris Leonhard Reading)
Sat. 4/26 – Book Places – (DL Mullan Reading)
Sun. 4/27 – Writing to be Read – (Wrap up) – Undawnted (Interview with Dawn Pisturino)
Today we have a double stop. Along with the final stop here, we have DL Mullen interviewing Dawn Pisturino over at Un dawnted. You can’t comment on that site, but you can leave your comments for DL and Dawn here. And here on Writing to be Read, I’ll be introducing you to the contributing poets who did not provide content for the tour. Their valuable contributions to the anthology are not to be overlooked, for it was a group effort that made this anthology such an exceptional collection of poetry.
About Poetry Treasures 5: Simple Pleasures

Open the cover
and you will discover
Poetry Treasures
from the guests on
Robbie Cheadle’s 2024
“Treasuring Poetry”
blog series
on Writing to be Read.
Join poets DL Mullan, Barbara Harris Leonhard, Jude Itakali, Ivor Steven, Robbie Cheadle, Michelle Ayon Navajas, Gwen M. Plano, Elizabeth Gauffreau, David Bogomolny, Dawn Pasturino, Maggie Watson, and Colleen Chesebro share their own small pleasures in poetic verse.
Purchase Link: https://books2read.com/PT5-SmallPleasures
Giveaway
This tour we’re giving away digital copies of Poetry Treasures 5: Small Pleasures to three lucky winners. Follow the tour and comment at each stop, so we’ll know you were there. You’ll be entered for another chance in the giveaway at each stop. Winners are chosen through a random drawing by WordCrafter Press. Winners will be announce in tomorrow’s “WordCrafter News”.
Meet the Contributors Who Didn’t Make the Tour
David Bogomolny

You can catch David’s interview with Robbie Cheadle on “Treasuring Poetry” here: https://writingtoberead.com/2024/09/18/treasuring-poetry-meet-poet-and-blogger-david-bogomolny-the-mastermind-behind-the-skeptics-kaddish-blog-and-w3-prompts-poetrycommunity/
Maggie Watson

You can catch Maggie’s interview with Robbie Cheadle on “Treasuring Poetry” here: https://writingtoberead.com/2024/11/20/treasuring-poetry-meet-poet-maggie-watson-and-a-review-of-pieces-of-me-a-collection-of-poems-treasuringpoetry-poetrycommunity-bookreview/
Elizabeth Gauffreau

You can catch Liz’s interview with Robbie Cheadle on “Treasuring Poetry” here: https://writingtoberead.com/2024/08/21/treasuring-poetry-meet-author-and-poet-elizabeth-gauffreau-and-a-book-review-poetrycommunity-bookreview-treasuringpoetry/
Gwen M. Plano

You can catch Gwen’s interview with Robbie Cheadle on “Treasuring Poetry” here: https://writingtoberead.com/2024/07/17/treasuring-poetry-meet-talented-author-and-poet-gwen-m-plano-and-a-review-poetry-bookreview-readingcommunity/
Jude Itakali

You can catch Jude’s interview with Robbie Cheadle on “Treasuring Poetry” here: https://writingtoberead.com/2024/03/20/treasuring-poetry-meet-poet-and-novelist-jude-itakali-and-a-review/
Robbie Cheadle

That’s it for today’s stop on Writing to be Read. Be sure to visit the second part of this double stop over at Un dawnted, where DL Mullan is interviewing author/contributor Dawn Pisturino. I hope you enjoyed the tour and the poetry samples shared enough to get you to buy the book. By using the Books2Read UBL, above, you can purchase from your favorite distributor around the world. Be sure to drop by and catch tomorrow’s “WordCrafter News”, here on Writing to be Read, to find out who the winners in the giveaway are.
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Thanks, Ivor ☺️💜
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Lovely, Kaye. Thank you for sharing as you have. I love my paperback edition — absolutely beautiful. ❤️
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My pleasure, Gwen. Thank you for your contributions. 🥰
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Thank you everyone. It was a lovely tour 🫶
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Thanks, Michelle. Don’t forget to drop by Un dawnted for the interview with Dawn. It has been fun. 🥰
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There’s no link for the interview. Here it is:
http://www.undawnted.com/2025/04/undawnted-interviews-dawn-pisturino-day.html
Thank you, DL Mullan, for interviewing me. Thank you, Kaye and Robbie, for including me in the book.
I am sharing this on my blog and social media now.
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Thank you for your lovely contributions, Dawn. And for your participation in the tour. 🥰
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My pleasure!
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I can’t access the link 😔
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http://www.dawnpisturino.wordpress.com
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Yay thank you Dawn
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Thanks for being a great participant, Dawn 💗
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Thank you, Kaye, I’ve enjoyed the Anthologies Book Blog Tour during the week … A bit tiring for this old poet from Geelong, but I managed to keep up … 🌏😍📘
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So glad to have you aboard, Ivor. 🥰 It has been a wonderful, if tiring, tour.
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It’s been my pleasure, Kate 😊🌏
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Congratulations on the successful blog tour!
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Thanks, Liz. Your contributions add much to the value to the anthology. It was a great effort by all involved.
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You’re welcome, Kaye.
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Thank you Kaye for this blog tour and giving me the honour of being part of this anthology.
Thanks to the hosts on the stops.
Thank you to Robbie as well.
I think we all need a cup of tea now 😊
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Indeed, Maggie. Tea sounds wonderful. 🥰 Thank you for your contributions.
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🥰🍵
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Wonderful book blog tour, Kaye! Thank you for organizing it!
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My pleasure, Barbara. 🥰 Thanks for your contributions and participation in the tour.
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You’re welcome!!
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You are very kind, Colleen. Thank you for you enthusiasm and participation 💜
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Thanks so much for a wonderful tour. Many congratulations to all the poets highlighted in this book. Robbie and Kaye, you’re both wonderful! 💜
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Thank you, Colleen. It is a project I look forward to each year. Each poet brings their own perspective and talents and we couldn’t do it without them. 🥰
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Hi Kaye, a lovely wrap up post and I also enjoyed Dawn’s Q&A. The banners and quotes you’ve made are lovely. Thank you
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I’m glad you enjoyed the promo images. This is a lovely anthology and Teagan’s cover is fabulous. Thanks for all you do, too. I do enjoy working with you on the anthology each year. ☺️💜
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🩵🦋 It is a rewarding process 💚
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I love how you did the artwork here. Congrates to all the writers invovled.
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Thank you, Brenda. I’m so glad you like it. ☺️💜
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