I so appreciate the thoughtful review Emily-Jane Hills Oxford gave my book in Reader’s Favorites:
“This is a passionate and engaging read, one that will strike a chord with many, as Alzheimer’s, like cancer, has affected most families in one way or another. It’s a powerful tribute to who have and are suffering and those who care. Stunningly, sublimely beautiful.”
https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/touch-my-head-softly-by-eileen-kennedy/
At this time of year, I like to reflect on my writing, the drafts that did and didn’t make it to finals, publishing, and what’s next. I plan my reading at this time. For some reason, many writers don’t make a habit of reading for their writing. If you plan to write poetry, you need to read poems, for instance.
I read closely whatever it is I’m in the process of writing. If I want to write haiku, I will read the Haiku Journal or Acorn, as both publish many haiku. If I’m writing fiction, I read novels. And I read with purpose as I want to study how other writers handle the problems I am having. So, I recently read a young adult narrative, The Poet X by ElizabethAcevedo, to study narrative poetry.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33294200-the-poet-x
I also read for pleasure and sometimes find mentor texts there as well. So, I recently read Kathryn Holzman’s, Real Estate https://www.propertiuspress.com/our-bookstore/Fiction-c18653063 for pleasure. This writer, who set her novel in the beginning of Silicon Valley, writes historical fiction. It helped me figure out how to write a historical poem.
I published a collection of poems earlier this year that encompasses a variety of forms and styles of poetry. Check it out at:
https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/touch-my-head-softly-by-eileen-kennedy/
I will continue to blog announcements on Tuesday and my writer’s blog on Thursday.
Join me and many other artists and writers for the closing reception of this amazing visual art, poetry, prose and video exhibit by Western Massachusetts Authors and Artists on August 31 at 6:30 p.m. Go to the link below to get the link to the reading.
https://forbeslibrary.libcal.com/event/7842100
Rich Michelson, author, art dealer and former poet laureate of Northampton, MA, will interview Eileen P. Kennedy on April 27 at 9:15 am EDT on Northampton Poetry Radio, WHMP, 101.5 FM/1240 and 1400 AM about her new collection of poems, Touch My Head Softly (Finishing Line Press, 2021.)
The new collection touches on her experiences with her partner who died of Alzheimer’s Disease in his sixties. Part of the proceeds of the book will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. Her first collection, Banshees (Flutter Press, 2015,) was nominated for a Pushcart and awarded second prize in the Wordwrite Book Awards. If you can’t listen live, check out the interview on the whmp.com website:
https://whmp.com/podcasts/shows/bill-newman/
You can check out the book here:
https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/touch-my-head-softly-by-eileen-kennedy/
You can donate to the Alzheimer’s Association at:
ALZ.org
Rich Michelson, author, art dealer and former poet laureate of Northampton, MA, will interview Eileen P. Kennedy on April 27 at 9:15 am EDT on Northampton Poetry Radio, WHMP, 101.5 FM/1240 and 1400 AM about her new collection of poems, Touch My Head Softly (Finishing Line Press, 2021.)
The new collection touches on her experiences with her partner who died of Alzheimer’s Disease in his sixties. Part of the proceeds of the book will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. Her first collection, Banshees (Flutter Press, 2015,) was nominated for a Pushcart and awarded second prize in the Wordwrite Book Awards. If you can’t listen live, check out the interview on the whmp.com website:
https://whmp.com/podcasts/shows/bill-newman/
You can check out the book here:
https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/touch-my-head-softly-by-eileen-kennedy/
You can donate to the Alzheimer’s Association at:
ALZ.org
Eileen P. Kennedy Author 