Day 3 of the WordCrafter “Small Wonders” Book Blog Tour

Posted: June 21, 2023 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Author Interview, Blog Tour, Book Release, Book Review, Books, Collection, Giveaways, Guest Post, Poetry, Poetry Readings, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours | 4 Comments

It’s Day 3 of the WordCrafter Small Wonders Book Blog Tour and we have a double stop today. We’ll be hanging out both here on Writing to be Read, where I will share some of my poetry with you from the Small Wonders collection, and on Un dawnted, where DL Mullan interviews me and offers a review of my debut poetry collection, Small Wonders. You will want to leave comments to enter the giveaway. You can get to her stop by clicking on the link here, so be sure to check out the interview and review there when you finished the post here: http://www.undawnted.com/2023/06/wordcrafter-blog-tour-for-small-wonders.html

You’ll find the tour schedule below for your convenience. You can follow the links to each tour stop, but they won’t work until the post is live.

Tour Schedule

Small Wonders, by Kaye Lynne Booth – June 19-23

Monday – June 19 – Opening Day – Post “My Moment of Fame” w/ reading “Aspen Tree”– Writing to be Read

Tuesday – June 20 – Guest Post “Fun with Poetry” w/ reading Tanka poem– Robbie’s Inspiration

Wednesday – June 21 – Introduction & Comments – Writing to be Read/Guest Post “I’m a Bird Watcher” w/ reading “Bird Watching”, Interview & Review – Undawnted

Thursday – June 22 – Guest Post “Someone to Look Up To” w/ reading “To Be A Cat” & Review – Carla Loves to Read

Friday – June 23 – Final stop – Post “I Like to Grow Things” w/ reading Haiga Poem- Writing to be Read

The Small Wonders Giveaway

Three free digital copies of

Small Wonders

are up for grabs. Follow the tour and make a comment at each stop,

so I know you were there and you’re automatically entered.

One entry per stop.

Winners selected in a random drawing. (Really. I draw them out of a hat, literally.)

About the Book

The world is filled with amazing things, if we will just stop a moment and take notice. In this vast universe, we are but tiny individuals, filled with awe and amazement. From reflections on first love, to reflections on growing old. The poems within these pages express a lifetime of unique reflections in Small Wonders.

Purchase Link: https://books2read.com/u/b6WZ6E

I’m a Bird Watcher

Those of you who follow my blog, Writing to be Read, and in particular the “Tales from the Bird Sanctuary” blog series, know that I am a bird watcher. I am fascinated by the feathered friends, more and more each year, which visit my mountain yard, and I share my fascination through photos in the blog series. In Small Wonders, I also share it through my poetry, as my bird friends have been a great inspiration.

Roger Raven

Roger Raven was camera shy

Whenever he saw the small black box,

He’d take to the sky

His big black wings would beat the air

Ruffling up the camera lady’s hair

Then Heather Hummingbird came around

The lady pointed the box and Heather acted the clown

She swoop and flutter and hover about

Roger Raven gave her a shout

“Hey! Get out of there!” he said,

“That camera lady wants your head”

“Silly bird. She’ll make me a star.”

The picture appeared right before Roger’s eyes.

“When she prints my photo, I will go far.”

Roger Raven watched in awe.

“She’s captured you!” he said with a caw.

“Bird Watching” – an acrostic poem

An acrostic poem is one in which the first letter of each line spells out a word, usually the title of the poem. I’d like to share in a poetry reading, my acrostic poem, “Bird Watching”, from the Small Wonders collection. Please take a moment to give a listen. (If you like it, you can also subscribe to the WordCrafter YouTube channel.)

Poetry Reading – “Bird Watching”

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Welcome to the WordCrafter “Small Wonders” Book Blog Tour

Posted: June 19, 2023 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Blog Tour, Book Promotion, Book Release, Books, Collection, Poetry, Poetry Readings, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours | 14 Comments

Welcome to the WordCrafter Small Wonders Book Blog Tour. This week we have a great tour planned, with guest posts from me, an interview and reviews, and the reading of a different poem at each stop. Plus we have a great giveaway and there will be three winners. Follow the links in the tour schedule below to visit and enter at each stop.

Tour Schedule

Small Wonders, by Kaye Lynne Booth – June 19-23

Monday – June 19 – Opening Day – Post “My Moment of Fame” w/ reading “Aspen Tree”– Writing to be Read

Tuesday – June 20 – Guest Post “Fun with Poetry” w/ reading Tanka poem– Robbie’s Inspiration

Wednesday – June 21 – Introduction & comments – Writig to be Read/Guest Post “I’m a Bird Watcher” w/ reading “Bird Watching”, Interview & Review – Undawnted

Thursday – June 22 – Guest Post “Someone to Look Up To” w/ reading “To Be A Cat” & Review – Carla Loves to Read

Friday – June 23 – Final stop – Post “I Like to Grow Things” w/ reading Haiga Poem- Writing to be Read

The Small Wonders Giveaway

Three free digital copies of

Small Wonders

are up for grabs. Follow the tour and make a comment at each stop,

so I know you were there and you’re automatically entered.

One entry per stop.

Winners selected in a random drawing. (Really. I draw them out of a hat, literally.)

About the Book

Purchase Link: https://books2read.com/u/b6WZ6E

My moment of fame

The phone rang.

“Hello.”

A male voice with a very strong English accent came through the line, asking for me.

“This is she,” I replied.

The voice at the other end identified himself as Mitch Barrett, an artist who I had gone to great lengths locating his contact information and emailed, asking permission to use the image of one of his paintings in my poetry display. Of course, it was. Who else could it be with an accent like that. And he was calling me. All the way from London!

I had contacted Mitch Barrett via email, about using one of his paintings, “Voices”, as a background for my poem of the same name in my poetry displays, which I was creating for participation in a small, local writers & artists’ fair, the first I had ever attended or participated in.

I had a booth, but no book, so I collected a few of my favorite poems and put backgrounds behind them, selling them for $5 a piece. I had written a poem called “Voices”, about all the different voices that make demands upon us, and when I found Mitch’s painting, by the same name, depicting the same concept… well, call it serendipity, if you like, but I knew it was more than just chance. This was the background for my poem and I knew it, but of course, I had to gain permission from the artist.

Of course, Mitch granted me permission to use his painting in my display, but that phone call was the beginning of a longer correspondence, one in which Mitch informed me of a pair of paintings he was working on, in which he wanted to incorporate poetry, and he asked me if I would write a poem for him to use with them.

From that conversation, I wrote “Intimacy & the Harlequin Dance”, which he used in one of the paintings, “Intimacy”. I don’t think the second painting was ever finished, but that first painting was placed on display at the Kaleidoscope Gallery at Battle Sea Park, in London, in 2010, with my poem, until someone eventually bought it.

I didn’t make any money from that poem, but that didn’t make me any less proud to have it featured in Mitch’s painting. Thanks to him, I had a special accolade which not many poets had. My work was featured in a work of art, my second publication, so to speak. I had had one poem published at the time for which I had received $5. I was proud of that, too, but this… this was something really special.

And now, “Intimacy & the Harlequin Dance” is featured in Small Wonders, so that everyone can enjoy it.

Intimacy and the Harlequin Dance

We dance through the masquerade of life

Disguised to fit the music

Of so many different melodies

That at times, we forget which tune

Holds the heartstrings of who we really are.

Then one day, we find the perfect dance partner,

But to attain the perfect rhythm

We must open ourselves up and reveal our souls.

Intimacy requires that we relinquish the mask

To expose the genuine self that lies beneath.

After all the years of dancing to false tunes

Will we be able to keep time

To the genuine dance and the original rhyme?

Or shall we don the mask once more and continue to

Keep time to the false melody of the Harlequin dance?

“Aspen Tree”

I’d like to share with you one of the poems included in the Small Wonders collection. This is a minimalist poem, and the goal is to paint a picture in as few words as possible. It was first published in Colorado Life Magazine (2016). Hopefully, it describes for you my favorite tree. It is titled, “Aspen Tree”

Poetry Reading – “Aspen Tree”

That’s it for today’s stop on the WordCrafter Small Wonders Book Blog Tour. I hope that you’ve enjoyed this first stop on the tour enough to want to follow the tour and viosit each stop along the way. You can do that through the links in the schedule above, but remember that the links won’t work until each post goes live. Be sure to leave a comment so that I know you were there, and I’ll give you an entry in the giveaway. Tomorrow we wil be over at Roberta Writes/ Robbie’s Inspiration with a guest post and poetry reading by me. I hope to see you there.

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Final Stop on the WordCrafter “Poetry Treasures 3: Passions” Book Blog Tour

Posted: April 22, 2023 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Blog Tour, Book Promotion, Book Release, Books, Giveaways, Poetry, Poetry Readings, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours | Tags: Judy Mastrangelo, Poetrhy Readings, Poetry, Poetry Treasures 3: Passions, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press, Yvette Prior | 47 Comments

Tour Banner: Poetry Treasures 3: Passions on a beach in front of treasure chest.
Text: List of contributing authors, book title and "WordCrafter Book Blog Tours Presents"

This is the final stop in the WordCrafter Poetry Treasures 3: Passions Book Blog Tour. We’ve had a fantastic tour, with opportunities to hear from almost every contributor to the anthology. Every stop featured at two poets, sharing their works, which offers a nice taste of what you can expect in the anthology.

We’re also running a great giveaway for three digital copies of Poetry Treasures 3: Passions. You can find a schedule with links to each stop at the end of this post, if you missed a stop, so be sure to visit each one and leave a comment for additional entries in the giveaway.

Giveaway

Comment and let us know you were there, and get a chance to win a copy of Poetry Treasures 3: Passions in the digital format of your choice.Follow the tour and leave your comments along the way. One entry per stop.

Today’s Stop

On this tour stop we’ll hear poetry readings by two of the contributing authors to the anthology, Poetry Treasures 3: Passions, Judy Mastrangelo and Yvette Prior.

Meet Judy Mastrangelo

Judy Mastrangelo is a talented artist and poet, who has published several illustrated children’s books and two decks of Oracle cards. I first met her when I reviewed both her book, , and her Oracle cards, and I recently reviewed her Oracle cards, as well. Her illustrations are always bright and colorful. She does absolutely amazing nature and fantasy paintings. And in Poetry Treasures 3: Passions, she demonstrates her poetic talents, which are equally amazing.

Judy Mastrangelo has written and illustrated several books, which include themes of Poetry, Fairytales, and Fairies. She follows in the tradition of “The Art of the Golden Age of Illustration”. Some of her titles include: a series of four Fairy books: “Portal to the Land of Fae” which include Flower Fairies, Fairy Tale Fairies, Secrets of the Fairies, and Mystical Fairies. Additional books include “What Do Bunnies Do All Day?”, “Enchanted Fairy Tales”, which she illustrated and adapted, “The Star”, illustrating the poem Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, and her new fairy tale “The Magic Blanket”. Besides creating books, her artwork has been used in several Inspirational Oracle Card Decks, as well as some that she has also written herself. She licenses her artwork for many products, including Art Prints and Wall Murals. Judy has taught Creative Drama and Dance as well as Painting, to Children and Adults, and has directed her own Community Theater for all ages. As part of her work, she enjoys encouraging people to develop their own Imagination and Artistic Talents.

You can visit her at www.judymastrangelo.com

“Gaia’s Love”, by Judy Mastrangelo

Gaia’s Love

Gaia’s Love permeates throughout.

Her deep passion for every water droplet, leaf, flower,

butterfly, frog, and snail, can be seen and felt.

Breath deeply of the Air surrounding her.

She appears out of Purple Sunset, Sunrise Clouds.

She can be seen reflected in ripping waters,

rising from her earthly hills and mountains,

as graceful leaves, rainbows,

and flowers bedeck her.

Painting: "Gaia's Love", byJudy Mastrangelo
IMage: Huge Goddess emerging from riverwith mountains in the background and rainbow above head. A wnged deer is at the river's edge, under the trees.

Wine bottle and glass next to Poetry Treasures 3: Passions
Text: "Fine wine and poetry. They just go together.", a listt of contributors, and "Available in digital and print editions at your favorite retailer through Books2Read"

Meet Yvette Prior

Yvette Prior is another poet whose work was new to me before being introduced on “Treasuring Poetry”, but I quickly saw what a talented poet she is. She took a different approach to the poetry reading than the others and got creative with it. Instead of reading a single poem, she’s reading samples of each of her poems featured in Poetry Treasures 3: Passions, and made a beautiful video to go with it.

Yvette Prior lives on the East Coast of the United States with her spouse, Chris, and together they have three adult children, two grandchildren, and no pets (after having many dogs over the years).

Yvette enjoys working with people and her varied work background includes education, social work, hospitality management, and lots of outreach. Her passion area is studying about health and wellness and after earning a Ph.D. in I-O Psychology, she poured into waiting book projects and she has not stopped writing since.

Her goal as a writer is to educate, edify, and encourage readers. Her personal blog can be found at priorhouse.wordpress.com

About Yvette & Her Poetry

My name is Yvette Prior and I am excited to be a part of the 2023 Treasuring Poetry series, which features the theme of passions for this third volume.

The four poems I submitted for this anthology were created during a very special time in my life – a time of setback in one area and then a time of joyous celebration with a marriage anniversary milestone. I think the energy – from persevering and celebrating – can be felt in each poem.

The first poem, “Dancing with Angst”, explores how setback (and life’s angst) can be embraced (danced with) to cultivate growth and humility. When we yield, it can lead to stability. “Angst is more than only woe. Even though – we are glad to see it go – it can magnify joy, changement to stir up appreciation; you cannot fully know, how dancing with angst helps growth, until you have been cut down, pounded out, unwound.”

The “Quiet Fuel of Passion” poem reminds us that humans are guided by values, which “are always screaming, beneath the scenes, often quiet, and unheard.” This poem is a call for self awareness about what you might be striving for and to make sure it is meaning laden.

The third poem, “We are a Bird, said He” unfolded after a February date night and then led to a fun part of an anniversary celebration; my husband and I celebrated our decades-long union by using metaphor and real-life examples from birds.

Lastly, the “Poetic Sleep” poem unfolded after a night of restlessness, where rhymes were churning in my mind. In the morning, all ideas were gone and this poem is meant to connect with other writers who have sometimes had the flood of ideas come – to then wake and see it all go.

I highly encourage you to get a copy of the Treasuring Poetry 3: Passions anthology, because the diverse and eloquently written poems offer enrichment and delight.

Poetry Excerpts by Yvette Prior

Tour Schedule

Mon. 4/17 – Opening Day – Readings by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer & Smitha Vishwanath – Writing to be Read

Tues. 4/18 – Guest Post from Colleen Chesebro & Reading by Robbie Cheadle of poem by Chris Hall – Patty’s World

Wed. 4/19 – Readings by D. Wallace Peach & Abbie Taylor – The Many Showers of Blessing

Thurs. 4/20 –Reading by Willow Willers & a Guest Post by Patty Fletcher/Review – Carla Loves to Read

Fri. 4/21 – Readings by Penny Wilson & Yvette Calliero – Robbie’s Inspiration

Sat. 4/22 – Closing Post – Readings by Yvette Prior & Judy Mastrangelo – Writing to be Read

Wrap Up

That wrap things up for both this post and for the WordCrafter Poetry Treasures 3: Passions Book Blog Tour. I hope you’ve enjoyed this stop, and if you’ve missed any stops, you can drop in via the links in the schedule above. Remember, commenting at each stop earns you more entries in the giveaway. Thanks for following along and joining in on the fun. And don’t forget to pick up your copy of Poetry Treasures 3 Passions today!

About PoetryTreasures 3: Passions

Passions treasures within.

Open the cover

and you will discover

the Poetry Treasures

of guests on

Roberta Eaton Cheadle’s

2022 “Treasuring Poetry” blog series

on Writing to be Read.

Included are treasures from:

Patty Fletcher, D. Wallace Peach, Yvette Prior,

Penny Wilson, Colleen M. Chesebro, Abbie Taylor,

Yvette Calliero, , Smitha Vishwaneth,

Chris Hall, Willow Willers, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer,

and Roberta Eaton Cheadle

Purchase your copy of Poetry Treasures 3: Passions from your favorite book distributor through Books2Read: https://books2read.com/u/b5qnBR

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Day 2 of the WordCrafter “Poetry Treasures 3: Passions” Book Blog Tour

Posted: April 18, 2023 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Blog Tour, Book Promotion, Book Release, Books, Giveaways, Poetry, Poetry Readings, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours | Tags: Chris Hall, Colleen Chesebro, Patty's Worlds, Poetry Readings, Poetry Treasures 3: Passions, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | 8 Comments

Day 2 of the WordCrafter Poetry Treasures 3: Passions Book Blog Tour finds us over at Patty’s Worlds, where we’ll meet contributing poets Colleen Chesebro and Chris Hall, and Robbie Cheadle reads a poem for each of them. It’s the release day for this very special anthology. Come join in the fun, and be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win a free digital copy of Poetry Treasures 3: Passions.

Day 2 WordCrafter book blog tour for Poetry Treasures 3: Passions featuring contributors Chris Hall and Colleen Chesebro #poetryanthology #poetrycommunity

Welcome to the WordCrafter “Poetry Treasures 3: Passions” Book Blog Tour

Posted: April 17, 2023 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Book Release, Books, Poetry, Poetry Readings, WordCrafter Press | Tags: Kaye Lynne Booth, Passions, Poetry, Poetry Anthology, Poetry Treasures 3: Passions, Robbie Cheadle, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Smitha Vishwaneth, WordCrafter Press | 90 Comments

Welcome to the WordCrafter Poetry Treasures 3: Passions Book Blog Tour! This is a very special tour, because at each stop, you will meet not one, but two of the contributing poets of the anthology. We’ve got a great tour planned with readings and inspiration posts from the authors, and book reviews. (Scroll down for the tour schedule with links, but be aware that the links won’t function until each post goes live.)Plus we have a great giveaway, so follow the tour to meet the contributing authors and additional chances to win a digital copy of Poetry Treasures 3: Passions!

Giveaway

About Poetry Treasures 3: Passions

Passions treasures within.

Open the cover

and you will discover

the Poetry Treasures

of guests on

Roberta Eaton Cheadle’s

2022 “Treasuring Poetry” blog series

on Writing to be Read.

Included are treasures from:

Patty Fletcher, D. Wallace Peach, Yvette Prior,

Penny Wilson, Colleen M. Chesebro, Abbie Taylor,

Yvette Calliero, Smitha Vishwaneth,

Chris Hall, Willow Willers, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer,

and Roberta Eaton Cheadle

Book Cover: Poetry Treasures 3: Passions on a background of a clam shell filled with gems

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Today’s Stop

On today’s stop, we have video readings from Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and Smitha Vishwanath. Rosemerry is sharing a reading of her poem, “Twenty Years Ago, Ten Years Ago, Last Week”, and Smitha is sharing a reading of her poem, ” “. Both of these lovely poems are featured in Poetry Treasures 3: Passions.

Meet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Today’s stop features a peotry reading by contributing Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, which is a real treat. Rosemerry is a performance poet, and I was privileged to attend one of her live performances back in 2010. She was spectacular. The way she draws you into the poem and makes you feel her words is amazing. Rosemerry is a wonderful, vibrant lady, who embraces the written word as if it were a lover, caressing and shaping it into what she needs it to be. I had the pleasure of featuring an interview with her, right here on Writing to be Read. That’s why I asked Robbie to invite her to be a guest on “Treasuring Poetry”, and why I am so pleased to have her work featured in this WordCrafter anthology. It is a privilege and an honor to work with her. I hope you will enjoy this reading as much as I have.

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer co-hosts Emerging Form (a podcast on creative process), Secret Agents of Change (a surreptitious kindness cabal) and Soul Writer’s Circle. Her poetry has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, PBS News Hour, O Magazine, American Life in Poetry, onCarnegie Hall stage, and on river rocks she leaves around town. Her collection Hush won the Halcyon Prize. Naked for Tea was a finalist for the Able Muse Book Award. Her most recent collection is All the Honey. Her daily audio series, The Poetic Path, can be found on the Ritual app, her daily poetry practice can be read on her blog, A Hundred Falling Veils, and her book of mindfulness poetry prompts is Exploring Poetry of Presence II. One-word mantra: Adjust.

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Twenty Years Ago, Ten Years Ago, Last Week

If I could go back in time
and offer advice to my younger self,
I wouldn’t.
I would let her fail all over again.
I’d let her falter. I’d let her lose.
I’d let her stumble
and struggle and bomb.
But I would lean in close
and let her know
I am deeply in love with her.
It’s so easy now to give her this,
this self-compassion in full bloom,
this thing she believed
was impossible.

Reading of “Twenty Years Ago, Ten Years Ago, Last Week”

“Twenty Years Ago, Ten Years Ago, Last Week”, by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Treasure chest in front of rocks with a copy of Poetry Treasures 3: Passions leaning against each corner on gem strwn sand.

Meet Smitha Vishwanath

I first met Smitha Viswaneth through her interview with Robbie Cheadle on the “Treasuring Poetry” blog series, right here, on Writing to be Read, so I can’t say that I know her well, but I’ve been learning a lot about her. Smitha is an award winning poet of a National Poetry Month Challenge two years in a row, and she’s been nominated poet of the month several times on Spillword. She has poetry published in several online publications, and her debut novel, Coming Home, just came out last month.

Smitha Vishwanath is your quintessential ‘bored banker’ turned writer. After a rewarding career in Banking in the Middle East where she worked for leading banks in senior positions, she quit and moved to India in July 2018 with her husband who had been transferred to the country on an international assignment. Thereon she began her writing journey.

‘Roads’ is the first book she has co-authored. Having lived and studied in different countries and different states within India and worked with different cultures, Smitha understands that ‘change’ and ‘ups and downs’ are very much a part of life. It is this experience that reflects in her poems and her writing which are filled with positivity, acceptance and willingness to change for the better.

She also writes regularly through her blog: https://lifeateacher.wordpress.com

A child called, ‘Passion’

A child called, Passion,
I met him on my walk, one day
and asked him to come home.
He replied, ‘On one condition-
only if you give me your undivided attention.’

‘How difficult could that be? aloud, I wondered,
I raised a family with children- two!’
Smiling impishly, he said ‘Not much, if you surrendered.”
I laughed at his presumptuousness
Little knowing how true to his words he’d be.

The moment, Passion, walked in through my door
He obscured the rest of the world from sight
and kept me waking into the night
He pranced around all day-tireless, and unbound.
It made me loathe the day, him, I found.

Passion was a stubborn child
demanding complete allegiance.
His appetite was unappeased,
his thirst unquenched;
he made no allowance!

A ruthless master, a sorcerer
He turned me into a willing slave.
I fulfilled his every bidding;
the years went by, I couldn’t tell
and the children flew before I knew.

But, Passion, he stayed behind.
I grew old, and he grew kind.
Passion, that stubborn child
remained wilful until the end
and refused to leave,

even though my body was hard to mend.
He nourished my body and fed my soul
And made me feel as good as whole.
Passion, that stubborn child, simply would not let go;
no doctor could understand that child’s miraculous cure.

So, if you ever cross paths with a child called, ‘Passion.’
Hold onto him with a firm hand
Even if you must endure.
Lug around for a while if you must-
but don’t ever let go.

For when all the others leave-
He will be standing by your side
For, Passion, is a stubborn child
and loyal as can be
Let nobody tell you otherwise.

Reading of “A Child Called ‘Passion'”

Wrap Up

That’s it for the first stop on the WordCrafter Poetry Treasures 3: Passions Book Blog Tour. I hope you’ve enjoyed meeting Rosemerry and Smitha and the samples of their works. As an extra added treat, you can catch an interview with Robbie Cheadle and I on the Word Craft Poetry site with Colleen Chesebro, which happens to coincide with our opening day. So, after you’ve met our two poets, Rosemerry and Smitha, you might click on the link above to pop in and check that interview about the anthology, too.

A raving five-star review of Poetry Treasures 3: Passions on Goodreads.

Raving Revue

“…It’s an eclectic collection and a fabulous way to discover new poets to read. Expect varying interpretations of poetic passions. Not all are amorous! Some are thoughtful, personal to the author, (the author’s interests, experiences and loves,) and many have deep insight into human trials and tribulations…”
M.J. Mallon

You can find the full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128125978-poetry-treasures-3#CommunityReviews

Follow the tour to meet other contributing authors and for more chances to enter the giveaway. The links in the schedule below won’t work until each post goes live. Tomorrow we will be over at Patty’s World with Patty Fletcher with a guest post from Contributing author, Colleen Chesebro and a reading by Robbie Cheadle of contributing author, Chris Hall’s poem, ” What Will Become of Us?”, so don’t miss it. I hope to see you there.