Thank You, Anna Celeste Burke!
This is why I love writers so much! They support and sustain each other, learn from each other, offer advice to each other, and sometimes, when you are very lucky, write reviews that sound like this one, which Celeste posted on amazon for my little chapbook, Summer Magic: Poems of Life and Love. How wonderful to read this and imagine my words inspiring such a response. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Celeste. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your posting this. I’m ridiculously happy, and I’m going to share your the entire review so my followers can see why:
“Summer is magic! If you want another way to experience a bit of that magic I invite you to read Marcia Meara’s recently released book of poetry, Summer Magic: Poems of Life and Love. It’s a perfect read for a languid summer’s day or a long weekend like this one. Taking a breather from grilling and eating, reading the book is like dangling your toes in a cool, rippling brook. It’s not just her poems that reflect the childhood joy of plunging into cool green waters from a “Rope Swing,” or the ‘drip-drip’ of “Showers” on a rainy day that will give you that creekside, summer experience. “Summer Magic” the first poem, and the one that gives the book its title, is awash in words that conjure summer. My favorite lines from the poem:
There! A thin curve of molten red!
A far away sliver of fiery light
Breaks the horizon.
Part One of the book, “Mac at 10,” contains poems celebrating summer from the vantage point of MacKenzie Cole, lead character in Marcia Meara’s wonderful book, Wake-Robin Ridge. As you can imagine, from the glimpse of her poetry provided here, setting matters. In both Wake-Robin Ridge and her new book, Swamp Ghosts, she brings her poetic bent to bear on her story telling.
My favorite of the poems in this part of the book is “Star-Gazing.” Even though I’m still a little annoyed that my late-night effort to catch a meteor-shower this week was such a bust! The “Giraffes” meteor shower was slated to rival Perseid, the meteor shower featured in Marcia’s poem that occurs each August. Perseid has no rival, trust me. Still, star-gazing was a favorite teenage pastime and this poem evoked fond memories of times in my life when I was privileged to witness sky-borne wonders.
Part two of Summer Magic, “Poems of Life and Love,” presents more adult-themed visions of summer. Especially poignant are images of summer waning, as we are dragged, sometimes kicking and screaming into fall, and other seasons of our lives. I love the meter of the first poem in part two, “On the River,” the moody tone of “The Last Rose,” and the wanton disregard for structure in “Attitude Really is Everything.” So true, btw! Here’s to Summer Magic, in Marcia Meara’s book, or wherever we may find it.”
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Wow, that is a wonderful post, and she’s right – you do lend your poet’s vision to your books. I think that’s why your imagery is so good.
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Aw, thank you, Nicki! As my #1 fan, you always know exactly the right thing to say to make me feel good! If it weren’t for you and Rebecca, I would never have started writing at all. Heck, if not for your encouragement, I would never have started a blog. I thank my lucky stars for your friendship every day! 🙂
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My ears are burning…ha! Glad you like the review…the best part of this whole indie publishing, social media whirlwind, is the talented friends found along the way. So glad to have bumped into you and your work! Thanks!
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And back atcha, Celeste! It’s great to meet so many writers in all sorts of genres, making it happen for themselves. And the trad published writers, as well. It isn’t easy, no matter which path you take, and the sharing among writers is the best in the world! 🙂
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another must buy! You are indeed a woman of many talents!
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Aw, thanks, Patty! You are too kind. If you do read Summer Magic, be sure to let me know what you think. I know poetry isn’t something everyone loves, but I’ve adored it all my life, and it was such fun to write this little book. Hope you find some things that touch your heart in it.
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Thanks to blogging I have a new interest in poems. Me?? The fiction queen!! ha ha
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Patty, I think of poetry as a snapshot of a moment in time, or a memory, bottled and released later, to enjoy again. It may or may not tell a story, or part of a story, but it should evoke images and memories that touch your heart. I know there are poems out there that aim far higher, but that’s what I want from my poetry, anyway. For you to read, see that one moment in time, and feel some kinship with it, as it triggers memories of your own.
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Beautifully said! 🙂
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*me, bowing* Thank you. Thank you very much! 😀
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lol you are too much!! 😀
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Wonderful.
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Thanks, Alice! Nice to see you visiting, btw. (I looked at your mysterious plant, but it wasn’t a leaf I recognized. Probably doesn’t grow here in Florida). Have a great day!
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I am thinking it is a weed–but who knows? If it blooms, I will be able to learn more. For now, it stays. Thanks for help!
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Hey, what some people call weeds, I call wildflowers. I’m curious as to what it will look like when it blooms, too. Hope you’ll post a picture.
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