Straw Dog Writers Guild will feature Eileen P. Kennedy on Tuesday October 6 at 7 pm. Kennedy will be reading from her new book from Finishing Line Press, Touch My Head Softly:
The book is a collection of poetry about her experiences with her lover who died in his 60’s of Alzheimer’s Disease.
If you’d like to view, send an email requesting the link to:
wno@strawdogwriters.org
Straw Dog Writers Guild
Writers Night In – Featured Reader Eileen Kennedy
is featuring Eileen P. Kennedy, author of the upcoming book of poetry from Finishing Line Press:
Touch My Head Softly
On October 6 at 7 pm EST,
The poems sensitively portrays a man living with Alzheimer’s Disease and his partner’s experiences. To join the viewing, email
wno@strawdogwriters.org to receive the Zoom link to the event.
I don’t know about you but I have a new book coming out from Finishing Line Press, Touch My Head Softly, and I have been doing several zoom readings.
If you are like me, and used to giving in-person readings, the zoom reading is different and has it’s advantages and disadvantages.
You have a larger potential audience, as people don’t have to travel to get to you and can “zoom-in” from all over the world.
However, I find it’s tricky to keep facial and eye contact with so many little screen faces. I did a webinar recently, and was unable to see my audience at all.
To try to overcome this, I try reading to a live person before and/or a live practice session on zoom with another person. Then I ask for feedback. You alsohave the advantage of screen sharing with zoom. With screen share you have the advantage of offering a visual to accompany your words, but again the down-side is that you cannot see your audience at all.
If you’re interested in attending my next zoom meeting, register at:
If you’re interested in viewing the book, look here:
I recently read from my new book, Touch My Head Softly for the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, MA. I’ve attached the link to the video:
My new book is in presale and will not be out until early 2121. Here’s a link to my book: http://www.finishinglinepress.con/product/touch-my-head-softly-by-eileen-kennedy/
In the meantime, I’ve been continuing to journal in my IPhone or MacBook.
This is a sample of my journal.
I have another reading October 1 for Straw Dog Writers Guild. Here’s their website: http://www.strawdogwritersguild.org.
The thing of it is, when I’m in mid-process of reading and promoting a new book, I find it difficult to generate new work Do any of you have this problem?
For all my followers: I will announce new publications on Tuesday and blog now on Thursday.
Here’s my first new publication:
It’s from Audible. A really fun audio book called a five minute sample of a sci-fi time travel audiobook Places You Will Be From by Shirley Nomakeo. There’s a five minute sample you can listen to here:
Enjoy!
This reading is Arts Night Out for the Emily Dickinson Museum, September 3 at 6:30 pm. I will read with two other excellent writers, Cheryl J. Fish and Kathryn Holzman. I think I’m up third.
The Facebook event is here:
Here’s the link to my new book, Touch My Head Softly
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels.com
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https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/touch-my-head-softly-by-eileen-kennedy/
I will be reading for the Emily Dickinson Museum on Thursday, September 3 at 6:30 pm in conjunction with Amherst Arts Night Out. Here’s the link to Amherst Media where you can view it:https://amherstmedia.org/channel/15/schedule
Check it out:
https://www.strawdogwriters.org/pandemicproject
I’m very excited about my new book cover, designed by Jasmine Hernandez. My collection is about my partner who died of Alzheimer’s in his sixties. The cover art is an abstract rorschach of a brain. It works so beautifully. The book will be available to order at FinishingLinePress.com mid September.by Eileen P. Kennedy
When this is over
may we not scorn and forget
the feel of a hand
Published June 13, 2020 by Straw Dog Writers’ Guild, Pandemic Project
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