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3/31/2013

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I find myself reflecting, at the end of the day, on what comes next for Echoes.  Just a few edits and other tweaks to do on my book before it's ready to send out to print.  Now that I am on the very doorstep of sending it out I find that I feel a little uneasy, and this surprised me.  Handing out a poem here or there was quite alright, but making an entire book  of my verses available to the public feels very different.  Ah, I'm  feeling vulnerable.

Up till now, I've been driven to complete this volume as if I were trying to finish a project, not a collection of the inner working of my heart and mind.  "Egads!" I scream.  "What was I thinking?"  And then it comes to me that this is probably normal.  I certainly hope that it is.  Then again, such surprising feelings might well fuel a whole new book.

Okay, then.  Whatever comes from this venture comes.  I think II'll pour myself a wee glass of Tempranillo, watch something not too inane on streaming TV, and try to put these thoughts to bed for the night.  At least now, soon, when I'm asked, "What do you write?" I will be able to point them to a whole book of Echoes.
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30 days!

3/24/2013

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Apparently, it's been thirty days since I began this blog.  I try to post one entry each week.  Unfortunately, I missed one.  Oops!  Instead, I spent the time finding and sorting my poems.  I also rewrote a few of them.  A lot has happened since I worked on my older pieces, and a few needed a complete overhaul.  So, I have been busy; although it doesn't seem so from here.

The reason for all this work is that I am about to publish a book of my poems, titled "Echoes, Neo-Victorian Poetry."  This will be my first volume.  I have ample verses to fill several books, but that will require more rewriting, sorting, and etc.  I don't want to neglect this blog, and will try to post every week, but we'll have to see if I can keep up with both activities.

In any event, wish me well as I work towards making my poems available, finally, to the public!
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So proud...

3/11/2013

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My daughter, Emily Thompson, is the author of a Steampunk adventure series, titled Clockwork Twist.  She recently asked me to consider writing a poem as a preface to her new novel, Waking.  I was so honored and excited to be asked, and then the daunting feeling of "Can I actually pull this off?" hit me.

I began by researching antique mechanical clocks, and the people who make or repair them.  I tried to envision what a clock maker's workshop might have looked and felt like in the 1870's.  I freed my mind, from time to time, to ruminate exclusively on this new fantasy, and waited for the words to begin to appear.

Eventually, I had a word, then a phrase, and then a stanza to work with.  I tend to work with words in a similar way that children build with a LEGO® set, moving blocks and whole walls of blocks around until the shape I'm looking for begins to take form.

One week later, I had a working poem for her.  She decided to use it in a template to advertise her novel, so I was asked to write a smaller, similar piece.  This second vignette came a little easier, and it now serves as the preface in her book.

So proud...
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Hmm...

3/2/2013

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Ever since this blog began (one week ago) I've wonder, "Just how many poems should I post here in my blog?"  Is there some reasonable limit?  Can one over do this?  I have so many poems to share!  So, I've decided to wait for comments to start appearing.  If there seems to be an interest in my work, I will post a few more poems.  Okay.  Done! 

Now, time to decide what's for dinner.

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    About the author:

    I've written many poems over the years.  This blog is a preview of my books: Echoes, Neo-Victorian Poetry (April 2013), Echoes ll, More Neo-Victorian Poetry (May 2014), Echoes lll, Even More Neo-Victorian Poetry, (August 2016), A Compilation of Echoes. (September 2016), and When None Command (April 13, 2019)

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