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Aria Ligi is an award-winning poet who has a great love for history and in particular the English Romantics. Her publications include, but are not limited to, The Scarlett Leaf Review, Z Publication’s New York’s Best Emerging Poets anthology, Light Journal, and the Australian Times. She has been a frequent guest on Progressive News Network’s Blog Talk Radio, and Aeon Byte.

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What initially drew you to writing a collection of poetry based on Marie Antoinette?

Aria Ligi Thank you for this question! It's a rather curious answer. At the time I was actually writing my first book, Blood, Bone and Stone, when I happened up…moreThank you for this question! It's a rather curious answer. At the time I was actually writing my first book, Blood, Bone and Stone, when I happened upon a book which was historical fiction, based on Marie Antoinette's life, called Abundance by Sena Jeter Naslund. It was in the dollar bin at our local library, where they sell books outside. I had always been interested in Marie Antoinette and so I bought it. While reading it, I became so engrossed in the book, that I found myself writing for her (Marie). From there, I read nine more books. I added a section for Marie to Blood, Bone and Stone; however, I soon realized that my section was a book unto itself. Therefore, one could say that my first book, Blood Bone and Stone gave birth to the second one though Temple of Love was published first. A corollary to the how I became interested in Marie Antoinette is that I happened to go to school with a girl who was related to her. (This was when I was about ten). She brought in a tea cup and saucer for show and tell, which had the Queen's signature on the bottom. Now you may think this child was haughty about being related to her, but no, she was proud of it, but also a very sweet and kind person. She was one of those people you just don't forget, so in writing this book, I thought of her often, and hoped that she would feel some sense of honor. Connections like that can make a work not only evocative, but deeply personal. (less)

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Aria Ligi I am working on a fifteen book series of poetry for the Romantic Poets of the 18th and 19th Century. This is all poetry, written in their voices, and …moreI am working on a fifteen book series of poetry for the Romantic Poets of the 18th and 19th Century. This is all poetry, written in their voices, and about their lives. I have been writing this for the past six years.(less)

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	Blood, Bone and Stone it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	NEW POETRY 2018 ISSUE it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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