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Free Poems...

I have some poems featured on Escape into Life right now.



A couple of them are a sneak peek from my soon-to-be published collection, Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room.



I'm really impressed with the look of Escape into Life (they featured Susan Rich a couple weeks ago).  I love the images they choose to go with the poems.  I especially love how the image Grycja Erde resembles a meteor shower or solar system, though has nothing to do with either.



Hope you enjoy the poems.



all best,

ke...

Poetry. Thank Us Later...

Confession Tuesday

Say Anything

I'm in an Easter haze of jellybeans, chocolate bunnies and peeps.  I'm back to eating chocolate (and pretty much any other random candy in my path) as Lent is over.  Maybe Lent should be scheduled exactly 6 weeks before bathing suit season...(though obviously I'm missing the point of Lent with that comment.)



So it's off to the confessional for me...



I confess my life has been ridiculously busy this last week and when I said to my husband, "It's been so wild with National Poetr...

Poetry Book Giveaway 2010: Updated List

Our list grew over the weekend.  We're up to 37 blogs offering free poetry books!  (Most have 2 each, one has 10 free books, so we're up to about 84 free books & 2 free year subscriptions to Crab Creek Review)



If you're a blogger and want to offer a giveaway on your blog, go here to learn the details and email me by 4/10/10



I'm impressed with how many people are participating considering this is our first time doing this.  

Here's the full list as of 4/5/10--

(click on the blogs to...

Where the Easter Bunny Spends his Tuesdays...

I believe, Easter Bunny!



Happy Easter to all of you...

Happy Easter!

Peeps!

I just saw that I have 100 Followers.  I had told myself I'd do some sort of giveaway if I ever hit 100 peeps, I mean followers, but it's here and I'm not sure what to give away.

I'll think about it over Easter today and post later this week what it will be.  

As always, thanks for reading. It's nice to know there's someone out there.

Happy Easter and Happy Week of Egg Salad Sandwiches too.

More soon, Kells

iPad Could Help Writers Who Want to Self Publish

We're at a very interesting time in publishing.  For a long time authors needed presses to connect them with their readers, their audiences.  Authors needed the publishers to get their books into bookstores.





But now with the internet and blogs, we are all very much connected.  And with digital books, that's also not needed as much.





What's a writer to do?





Some writers are taking things into their hands (a la' Walt Whitman) and self-publishing their books.





NPR had an...

How To Celebrate National Poetry Month,

Give to your favorite organization that supports poetry.





I donated to people who every day of the year give me a new poem to read, Poetry Daily.

If you want to donate to them, go here.

Poet Portraits & Saturday Thoughts

Sylvia Plath

Poet Portraits--One of my favorite things to do is look at photos of poets who are only with us in words.



These portraits offer brief glimpses into lives I wasn't around to see.  I especially love coming across a photo of a poet I have never seen before.  Like the one above, Miss Sylvia Plath.  Hair up and out on the water.



She was one of my favorites whose stay here on earth was just not long enough.



I hope to post a few more of my favorite poets throughout April.  Maybe...

National Poetry Month Giveaway Update

Had to share this--



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10 poetry books to be given away at Victoria Chang's blog!



Also, poet Ronda Broatch has added her name to the list and she's giving away 2 really great books here.





Thank you to all the generous poets and poetry lovers who are participating in this event!