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Written by Becky Gould Gibson
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Friday, 30 November 2007 19:00 |
Need-Fire Author: Becky Gould Gibson
Publisher: Bright Hill Press
ISBN: 978-1-892471-42-0 and 9 781892 471420
 | "Need-Fire is a gripping story revolving around the 7th -century Hild, who became the first abbess on the cold, wild Northumberland coast at Whitby. Little is known about her life, aside from the scant pages granted her in Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People. The poet has undertaken the Herculean effort of giving Hild a voice, in a language we may recognize as authentically reflective of her times. The result is a rich, strange, rough- hewn book, unlike anything I have read this year -- indeed, perhaps unlike anything I have ever read. Therein lies part of its magic and charm. Composed of blunt Ango-Saxon words, in a loose version of the Old English half-line, Need-Fire has a powerful stark music and a compelling story to tell. From the moment of Hild’s birth to years after her death, Need-Fire charts the journey of one woman’s extraordinary life. It never stumbles in its commitment to the story.
--Liz Rosenberg, Awards Judge "Only one who was a meticulous scholar as well as a bold and visionary could have written this book . . . . Gibson . . . rescued Hild from the silent set of historical facts that has made up her identity in the past, and presented her as the woman she must have been."
--Marie Boroff "We are in Gibson’s debt for this intense, colorful, entertaining portrait of the 7th century . . . . These spare, vivid poems awake us to a fresh understanding of Hild’s legacy, to truths we had forgotten that we know."
--Robert Morgan Becky Gould Gibson’s Need-Fire is a prodigious feat of historical imagination: through the lost voices of extraordinary women, she ‘speaks [a] world/ into being,’ echoing the great heave and heart-beat of Anglo-Saxon strong stress verse. Like the bones in the magic reliquary of Gibson’s language that speak in the saga’s final lines, these poems ‘know life to the marrow.’
--Eleanor Wilner |
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Written by Maureen Ryan Griffin
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Friday, 30 November 2007 19:00 |
Spinning Words into Gold Author: Maureen Ryan Griffin
Publisher: Main Street Rag
ISBN 1-59948-022-0
$21.95  Spinning Words into Gold: A Hands-On Guide to the Craft of Writing by Maureen Ryan Griffin is a book full of tools & resources to nurture, inspire, & empower the writer in you.
You’ll find a plethora of information, examples, and exercises regarding the Whos, Whys, Whens, Wheres, Whats, and Hows of writing -- from personal concerns, like creating time and motivation to write, to craft concerns, like choosing a subject and developing a setting. Use it to glean ideas for shaping, polishing, and publishing your work in fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, or poetry. Use it to weave your life stories into a legacy to share with loved ones. Use it for self-discovery, and growth. To order, send a check for $27.10 (includes tax & shipping) to: WordPlay, 6731 Morganford Road, Charlotte, NC 28211. Or order at your favorite bookstore: specify Baker & Taylor as the distributor. You can also order online at www.mainstreetrag.com/store/NewReleases.php. Visit www.maureenryangriffin.com for more details. |
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Written by Al Manning
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Friday, 30 November 2007 19:00 |
Curmudgeon's Book of Nursery Rhymes Author: Al Manning
Publisher: The Curmudgeon Press
112 Hazelview Dr.
Waynesville, NC 28786
5.5 x 8.5 paperback, Perfect Bound
68 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9791823-0-3
$9.95 plus $1.50 SH
 Beloved nursery rhymes told with a twist. In Little Bo Peep, the narrator is one of the sheep, who says "In the first place she didn't lose us," or in Hickory Dickory Dock, the story is told from the viewpoint of the clock.
In Little Miss Muffet, the spider says "I was invited to that fateful lunch," while in Hey Diddle Diddle, the story becomes a sermon by a fundamentalist preacher. Sometimes thought provoking, often humorous, these retelling of old stories reflect how the Resident Curmudgeon sees life. A true Curmudgeon always looks at things from a little different viewpoint. Al Manning is a retired Naval Officer, and a retired Instructor in Microcomputer Systems. He lives in Waynesville, North Carolina. |
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Hat's Off!
Hats Off! to Gwenyfar Rohler, whose novella is serialized this year in Encore Magazine. Titled "Contract Killer: Memoirs of a Reluctant Reaper," the latest installment is here. |
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