Ann-Christine Tabaka's Blog: Words Spill Out, page 34

A Popcorn Afternoon

My copy of "Delaware Bards Poetry Review 2020" just arrived, with my poem "A Popcorn Afternoon" published in it. Thank you, editor James P. Wagner.

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For the First Time in My Life

I am thrilled to have my poem “For the First Time in My Life” published by The World of Myth. Thank you, editors David K. Montoya and Stephanie J. Bardy!

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Instagram

If anyone who is on Instagram is interested in following me, my Instagram handle is #christinetabaka. Once you Follow me, I will Follow you back. Thank you!

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Do Not Enter

Here is the first stanza of my poem “Do Not Enter.” The entire poem can be read in my newest book “And Still I Had These Dreams,” published by Clarendon House Publications. The book is available on Amazon. Thank you.

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Twitter

If anyone who is on Twitter is interested in following me, my Twitter handle is @TabakaChris. Once you Follow me, I will Follow you back. Thank you!

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Swimming Upstream

Here is the first stanza of my poem “Swimming Upstream.” The entire poem can be read in my newest book “Pondering the Shoreline of Existence,” published by Impspired. The book is available on Amazon. Thank you.

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Poetry Books

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Celebrating at home? Enjoy a relaxing evening of Green Beer and reading poems! All my books are available on Amazon. Thank you for your continued support!

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Poetry Books

Spring is right around the corner. After a hard day of gardening and yardwork, why not relax with a poetry book or two. All of my books are available on Amazon. Thank you!

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And Still I Had These Dreams

Thank you Steven Lester Carr for the fabulous book review of "And Still I Had These Dreams," and for your support.
The book is available on Amazon:

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I now have five of Christine Tabaka's books – all collections of her poetry - having just added her And Still I had These Dreams to the space on my bookshelves reserved for her works. In each of her collections before this one I have pointed out how personal her poetry is. She writes of her sorrow and pain like few other poets around. But what I haven’t mentioned before, and is so evident in And Still I Had These Dreams is her talent for making connections between her heart and the world she sees and experiences around her. She has the innate talent for observing the smallest of details and putting those observations in poetic phrases that can make you soar or make you weep. A plastic bird becomes a reminder of a loving marriage in “Yard Kitsch.” A plant has never been so forlorned as the one in “My Garden.” She takes us with her on a trip, familiar to most of us, to the “Coffee Shop.” A sparrow becomes a symbol of longing and regret in “Going Away.” “A Popcorn Afternoon” is an unstated ode to that simplest of pleasure, the popcorn kernel. Those are just a few of the examples in which Christine stirs our emotions not just with what we hear in her words, but what we see through her observations. For those of us who are fans of her work, and there are many of us, And Still I Had These Dreams also has poems that reach into your chest and makes your heart stop beating for a moment because of their raw emotion. But consider the connections Christine makes with most of her poetry, said perfectly in the last line of her title poem, “I succumb to the reality set before me. And still I had these dreams.” This book, published by the estimable Clarendon House Publications, and her others are available on Amazon.

Dust to Dust

Here is the first stanza of my poem “Dust to Dust.” The entire poem can be read in my newest book “Words Spill Out,” published by CTU Publishing. The book is available on Amazon. Thank you.

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