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Loralee Clark, author of Solemnity Rites, and Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld sat for a spell and discussed Clark's poetic life. In celebration of her chapbook, Solemnity Rites, she closed out the podcast with her excellent recitation. There's a lot here but watch and listen. https://www.prolificpulse.com/loraleeclark

Edward Di Gangi was adopted at birth in New York City. An only child, he made no effort to explore his heredity until, at age 69, a visit to a cemetery where members of his adoptive mother's family were buried stirred his interest.
Ed's meticulous research has yielded two books, The Gift Best Given: A Memoir published in May of 2020 and Gliding Through Goodbye (June 2025)

Ed and his wife, Linda, live in Hillsborough, North Carolina.  Their son, James and his wife, Renee, and their first grandchild, Emery, live in nearby Durham.

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https://amzn.to/4cG3iAU How do you cope with losing someone you love? Sojourn: Transcending Seasons explores the journey of the soul as expressed by brother and sister, Karuna Mistry and Pratibha Savani. Together, they take the reader through their entwined paths of experiencing grief while caring for their beloved dying mother; bringing uplifting reflection, wisdom and spiritual growth. Their journey arches from a storming summer to a wintry wisp; eight chapters of revealing thoughts and valuable insights leading into how the writers overcame darkness. Containing almost 100 individually arranged poems – including prose, rhyme and visual – the creative siblings also include their own impressive artwork. Along the way, they are joined by guest poets, Jill Sharon Kimmelman, Sarfraz Ahmed, and Zaneta Varnado Johns, who offer insights from their own faith traditions. These offerings complement and consolidate the inescapable situation in facing the ultimate end. With an emotionally moving timeline, an array of contrasting conspicuous and subtle themes, this deeply thoughtful compilation combines layers of poetry and art in a unique fashion, making Sojourn an original read and a precious gift to the world. ... Pratibha Savani Pratibha Savani is a UK poet, artist and an Ambassador for the Garden of Neuro. She first began writing as a student struggling with eczema, releasing her debut book, “Tangles + Knots” in October 2020. It uniquely combines her art and writing with mindfulness and wellbeing themes and was featured in the August 2021 ‘Garden of Neuro Poetry Book Club.’ Her black and white art became the inspiration for the anthology series, “A Safe and Brave Space” by adding mindfulness colouring and has contributed towards Volumes 1 (2021), 2 (2022) and 3 (2024). Since 2021, over 65 poems and 14 art pieces have been published in over fifty literary publications including anthologies with McKinley Publishing Hub, Prolific Pulse Press LLC, Ravens Quoth Press, Open Door Poetry Magazine and Austur, to name a few. Wellbeing projects continued through ‘What Matters Journal,’ ‘Rethink Your Mind’ and other charity anthologies. Pratibha has delivered online art workshops and designed book covers. She loves the freedom to scribble in her sketchbook without lines or rules and is inspired by the cosmos, nature and spirituality. She also enjoys yoga, science fiction and creative fun with her daughter. Future projects are to create a mindfulness book, children’s book and further poetry books. Find her inventive expressions on: Instagram and Facebook: @pratibhapoetryart Karuna Mistry Following the death of his mother, Karuna Mistry suddenly woke up to poetry – quite literally. With the benefit of his sister already established in poetry circles and with her encouragement, he was easily able to find submission calls. Over his first year of creative writing, much to his surprise, he completed over 200 pieces and soon had his poetry published in various anthologies including Austur, McKinley Publishing Hub, Open Door Magazine, and Sweetycat Press. Over his first two years of identifying as a poet, Karuna has published over 60 poems in more than 40 anthologies, occasionally being paid. He has also orated his poetry at local public events. Karuna has been writing poetry continuously since his bereavement. His creative writing interests are much broader than catharsis, covering observations in nature, life, but also humour, science fiction, spirituality and thoughtful philosophy. He also enjoys writing blogs and essays, drawing, music, and watching science fiction. Additionally, he has experience in magazine editorship. Connect with Karuna: Instagram and Facebook: @karunamistrypoetry Website: karunacreations.wordpress.com ... Acoustic Guitar 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Zaneta Varnado Johns is the author of Poetic Forecast: Reflections on Life's Promises, Storms, and Triumphs. She is also a contributing author in the upcoming Voices of the 21st Century: Resilient Women Who Rise and Make a Difference, scheduled for publication in February, 2021. Believing that every word shared is an opportunity to love, Zaneta began writing poetry as a freshmen in college. Her writing will agitate, inspire, comfort, and provoke empathy and positive thought.

Zaneta is a retired human resources leader whose twenty-nine year career was spent at the University of Colorado where she ultimately served as the Senior Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Administration and the Director of Human Resources (now titled, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer). One of her many proud moments at the University was being recognized in 2007 as one of the Women Who Make a Difference. Since retirement, she simply enjoys life and her circle of family and friends. To remain positive, she actively writes poetry, quotes, and other creative expressions. Zaneta, aka Zan, is a wife, mother and proud grandmother who lives in Westminster, Colorado.

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Linwood Jackson Jr. is an author  and poet writing on personal devotional health. He is someone who believes in the power of the Bible's words when sincerely exercised and studied. Through his books, speeches, and discourses, he encourages to think and feel for self's growth and development,  that self-love may bloom into self-possession through the knowledge acquired from experience. This, he says, betters the personal and devotional life not only for the person, but also for all around them.

Website: https://www.linwoodjacksonjr.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linwoodjacksonjr/

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Different Sides of the Same Coin: A Collection of Poems 

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We had our monthly Living Poetry Poet's Connection meeting on January 9 2021 with special guest Denise Gibbon, Literary Attorney. She talked about copyright and answered several questions related to literary law and poetry protection.

From the About section of Denise Gibbons website:

"A publishing consultant as well as a licensed attorney in both California and New York, I represent and educate authors about contracts, copyright and other publishing issues.

After graduating from the University of San Francisco School of Law over twenty-five years ago, I began my legal career as a litigator in Los Angeles, California, where I worked for two large firms — Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, and a New York based firm (hold your breath), Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker.

In the course of representing authors in California, I prepared and negotiated publishing contracts for the Los Angeles Chapter of the national mystery writers’ organization, Sisters In Crime, and wrote a legal column dubbed “The Legal Weapon” for the organization’s publication, Ransom Notes.

As an attorney in New York, I persuaded a large New York publisher not to categorize my client’s already-published true-life-non-fiction work as fiction, successfully convinced producers of a popular TV tabloid to remove libelous material about a client from a segment prior to its national broadcast date, and persuaded a prominent and reluctant publisher to terminate three publishing contracts with a successful but dissatisfied author. Prior to that, I was a volunteer-attorney for the Author’s Guild, a distinguished national organization that educates writers about their legal rights. There, I reviewed, explained and revised contracts of various kinds for numerous Guild members.

There was also life before and between the law gigs. As a reporter for a New York newspaper, I covered local news and interviewed artists such as Janis Ian, Richie Havens, and Cleo Laine for feature articles. In California, as a member of the Los Angeles Poets and Writers Collective, and tutored by the inimitable Jack Grapes, I published and edited poetry with Bombshelter Press and sang for three years with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus under the direction of Seiji Ozawa. Finally, for seventeen years, I had the presence of mind to earn a precarious and rewarding living as a professional singer in San Francisco. And between you and me, I’d do it again."

To learn more about Denise Gibbon you can check at her website Above the Dotted Line

Sita Gaia is a Tedx Aluname as well as a queer, biracial person with a chronic illness. She has recently been published in Harness magazine and Poetry Soup. She is currently working on a chapbook, drinks way too much coffee and loves Owls. She resides in Vancouver with her wife.