I have recently been on a roll trying to promote my first book of poems. And I am realizing something; it's a recent trend, I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but it's called poets like to complain. We poets have several topics of lamentation. I have listed them off for future reference:

1.) We like to complain that we don't make any money. 

2.) We love to complain that nobody reads us.

3.) We really, really like to complain that nobody reads us and that we don't make any money.

4.) We LOVE to c...
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I am pleased to announce that my gracious colleague Renee Summers will be hosting me as a guest as the Talking Information Center's Poetry For You on Tuesday January 17th at 11pm.  

 The Talking Information Center is an acclaimed organized that offers a comprehensive radio show to blind viewers. I am proud to be a part of this effort. I will be reading from my book, A Hymn That Meanders, from some of my newest poems, and from my favorite poems written by others. You will be able to tune in by ...
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Greetings, Gentle Readers! 

This is your host Maria, signing in to keep you abreast of my updates from the following year...after a loooong hiatus. 

2010-2011 has been a productive year for me. I am proud to inform everyone that my first full-length collection of poems entitled A Hymn That Meanders was published by Wising Up Press. The book is available from Wising Up Press, (the preferred method of purchase), Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. I also encourage you to check out the other quality boo...
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Greetings Gentle Readers.

Lately I've been blogging more so than usual. Now, enough about me. Today I want to shine the spotlight on my dear friend and colleague Jeannette Angell. She is going to be guest-blogging today on her e-book entitled "The Crown and The Kingdom." Jeannette is a wonderful friend, and an even more wonderful writer. You can find her at jeannetteangell.com. You can download "The Crown and The Kingdom" on Amazon. Also, please follow the book on Facebook. 

It is with great ho...
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Everyone, I am pleased to announce that my friend and colleague, author Jeannette Angell has published a compelling literary debut of historical fiction with her e-book "The Crown and the Kingdom." You will love her work, because I SERIOUSLY do. If you love me, you will go on Amazon.com and pick up a virtual copy online. It is only 3.99. You would not be wasting your time. 

Jeannette is the author of several amazing works, including but not limited to: Callgirl: Confessions of an Ivy League La...
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So, as most of you faithful readers know, last night, I suffered from a migraine. What this yielded was ultimately 21/2 hours sitting before the spectral blue glow of the idiot box, watching E's Top 20 Best and Worst Celebrity Plastic Surgeries. What can I say, the jacuzzi-like effect of bad TV can sometimes be relaxing, and wouldn't you know it--provokes a thought or two. Here I go...

I realize not everyone, celebrities included, did NOT attend a female-empowered school like my alma mater, Sa...
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