Uvi Poznansky's Blog, page 252

All Three Are Free! When? Just one day: March 6

With 46 reviews for Apart From Love, 12 reviews for A Favorite Son, and 11 reviews for Home, mostly all of which are ★★★★★, the question is not how many, but what is it that they describe.I think they describe this:  ♥♥♥♥♥ So I invite you to go to the Amazon page of each book and read the beautiful, eloquent customer reviews:

All three are FREE! When? Just one day: March 6, 2013!Home: US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain. 
Apart From Love:US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain.
A Favorite Son: US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain
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Christine Nolfi Asks: Why Move between Genres? Just Because?

I had the great opportunity to appear for an interview on the website of a fabulous author and friend, Christine Nolfi, where I was asked this: Why move between genres? 

This is a question I often ask myself. My books cannot easily be classified in the narrow confines of a particular genre, because life as we know it–and my art, which mirrors it– constantly change from one genre to the next. One moment is is humorous; the next, it is erotic; then, it might be a tragedy.

To read the interview, in which I also talk about the latest and greatest news--my two audio projects--click here: My interview on Christine Nolfi's website.

Why Move between Genres? Just Because?

"This is a question I often ask myself. My books cannot easily be classified in the narrow confines of a particular genre, because life as we know it–and my art, which mirrors it– constantly change from one genre to the next. One moment is is humorous; the next, it is erotic; then, it might be a tragedy."

This is part of my answer to the question, Why move between genres. To read it in full, and the entire interview as well, click My interview on Christine Nolfi's website.


All three will be FREE! When? March 6, 2013!Home: US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain. Apart From Love:US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain.
A Favorite Son: US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain(No Kindle? No Problem! Get a FREE Kindle app for your computer from Amazon) 

A Heartfelt, Thoughtful Review by a Great Author

Brian M. Hayden is the author of Death: Living To Talk About It and Road To Transplant, a memoir of his journey to get a heart transplant. Every time I read excerpts of his books, I found myself gripped in the description. So I feel it is a great honor that he posted this article about my work on his blog. Among other things, he says: 

"I first became aware of Uvi’s work about a year ago. I am a member in several writing groups on face book. One day I noticed one of her posts. She had shared a poem. I so enjoyed reading her poem that I followed the link that led me to her web site. When I arrived, I was amazed. There were samples of her art work, poetry and writing. I quickly became a fan..."

To read the entire article go here, to Brian's blog post about my book, A Favorite Son. 

On a different note:
The audiobook in in the works! Meanwhile, get ready for it: get the ebook here: A Favorite Son

A Heartfelt, Thoughtful Book Review for A Favorite Son

Brian M. Hayden is the author of Death: Living To Talk About It and Road To Transplant, a memoir of his journey to get a heart transplant. Every time I read excerpts of his books, I found myself gripped in the description. So I feel it is a great honor that he posted this article about my work on his blog. Among other things, he says: 

"I first became aware of Uvi’s work about a year ago. I am a member in several writing groups on face book. One day I noticed one of her posts. She had shared a poem. I so enjoyed reading her poem that I followed the link that led me to her web site. When I arrived, I was amazed. There were samples of her art work, poetry and writing. I quickly became a fan..."

To read the entire article go here, to his blog post about my book, A Favorite Son.

The First Time Was The Morning After

"She collected an array of translucent, sheer veils of fantastic rainbow colors, which she wore, I am told, on her wedding night. My father found it enchanting. The first time he had actually seen her face was, of course, the morning after. With the veil removed, she had fainted upon seeing him. It was not the excitement of first love. No—it must have been the corset; a tight undergarment contraption which, according to gossip, she had brought with her from the North, to keep her figure in shape.  Everyone knew she was homesick. It was no secret she would have done anything, back then, for a trip back home; but this being the middle of nowhere, far away from the towns and the settlements, out there in the densely populated regions to the west of us, there was no bus to be found; and my father insisted that a plane ticket was out of the question."
Yankle about his mother Becky in A Favorite Son

A Short and Sweet Book Review

Just when I wasn't looking,this review was posted for my poetry book, Home:


4.0 out of 5 stars A nice dedication, February 28, 2013By Diane Olmstead - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Home (Kindle Edition)Simple and beautiful, these compiled thoughts and prose are a father's gift to her daughter. Very profound. It speaks to the poet in us all.

I Stand Here Before You, Not Knowing My Name

"I stand here before you, not knowing my name.

The light in this place is so blinding, so intense, that for as long as I can remember, it has forced me to close my eyes. Now this is about to change. Coming out of a brilliant haze, here she is: My Creator. I am clay in her hands. Let her do with me as she pleases; for what am I to do?
Now listen, listen to that sound: The air is vibrating around her; I can feel her breast heaving. Is she about to blow life into me? Here it is, here is her touch— 
She puts a mark on me, pressing the sharp end of a chisel until it pierces the center of my eye. I shriek! I cry without a sound. It is not until she pulls out the blade, that I become afflicted—for the first time in my life—with vision. Emerging from the glow that has so far pervaded my existence, I open my eyes.
The haze is gone. There is not much to see around me. Here is a dim place. A place of doubt. Clutter. Confusion. From this point on, I start sensing shadows..." 
So starts one of the strangest stories I have ever written... Take a look at female figure in my sculpture, and then listen, because it is in her voice that the story is told. 

Once the original clay model arrives in the foundry, it is dismembered, and a 'negative' of the parts is created, a mold, ready for pouring of molten bronze. Having witnessed this process, which takes as long as six weeks from the time the clay model arrives and a bronze sculpture is ready, made me think about death and rebirth, which is what this story is about. 

To read it in full, and also to see the bronze sculpture from several angles, click here: 
A Place of Doubt, as Told by a Has-Been Slab of Clay. 


The dismembered lower part of the male dancer of the clay model for my sculpture (seen in full, above, in bronze)

It Made Me Hot All Over

Anita in Apart From Love:

"I could feel Lenny—whose name I didn’t know yet—like, staring at me. It made me hot all over. For a minute there, I could swear he was gonna to ask me how old I was—but he didn’t." 

    
My narrator for the voice of Anita is, in a word, wonderful. She brings the words to life, and she does it in a natural way, without overstating them. You can read more about her in my introduction of her, The Woman Behind Anita's Voice.




On a different note:Temporary Insanity Sale: $0.99 Home: US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain. Apart From Love:US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain.A Favorite Son: US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain(No Kindle? No Problem! Amazon gives you a free Kindle app) 

First, the Shadow... Then the Thing that Casts It...

Apart From Love is now in production to become an audiobook. So, in the design of the cover image for it, I start with an attractive underlying image (in this case, my oil painting called Untangled.) Then, for the text: I select the color black, and type the title. Before I commit it to the paper, I make it 'fuzzy'--by applying a 'blur' function. This way I get a 'soft' shadow. Then I select a gold color, type the title, and position it above the shadow I have created. This time I do not blur it, so the edges of each glyph are sharply defined. Then I repeat the process with the author name.

There is a relationship between the title and the author name. The title is more pronounced, both because of its larger font size, and because its color is a brighter gold against the background color. It glitters... In addition, the gap between the title and its shadow is larger than the author name and its shadow, as if it floats closer to us. You can almost brush your finger behind the title, in that gap.







On a different note:Temporary Insanity Sale: $0.99 Home: US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain. Apart From Love:US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain.A Favorite Son: US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain(No Kindle? No Problem! Amazon gives you a free Kindle app)