Thank you Eric of Barnes & Noble for the book signing yesterday for Dangerous Woman: Poetry for the Ageless. To everyone who gave up their Saturday morning: my book club members, past and present caregivers of my support group and my memoir writing group, neighbors , blog followers and cousins, my devoted hairdresser Tom, and friends who had no choice when I flashed the promo sheet in their faces, because of you I can claim it was a great success. It feels good when book shops do not need to return unsold books. Thank you for your caring support. It meant a lot when Barbara was already reading the poem on page 12, saying how fantastic it was. Thank you Barbara. And to you who returned to purchase multiple copies, it did my heart good. Or this email I received before I returned home: “I love love love your book!!!!!! Your writing is amazing, there’s no other adjective good enough to describe!”
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On Page 12 rests “A Poet’s Life” which I found truly meaningful not only in my life but (I dare to believe) many others who love and even write poetry. It is formed in haiku, a style I found difficult but for the support and encouragement Frances freely gave to me. This is a major book of poems that isn’t just poetry. It is the lives of women, many, many women … the universal woman.
This is so beautiful, Barbara, would you post this on Amazon.com re: my book? Only if it’s not an added chore. Thank you.
Happy to do so, and it certainly isn’t a chore.
Sorry to miss it, I was singing a wedding. Glad it turned out so nice. You, and your books, are the best!
xoxo
Penny
Penny, I too, would have opted to hear you sing!
THank you for your kind thoughts. Love, frances
I, too, would have opted to hear you sing, Penny.
Thank you for your thoughts. Am having problems posting this.