Poetry Treasures is a new WordCrafter poetry anthology with contributions from guests to the 2020 Treasuring Poetry series on Writing to be Read, hosted by Kaye Lynne Booth and myself.
You can read the latest Treasuring Poetry post here: https://writingtoberead.com/2021/04/17/treasuring-poetry-meet-poet-and-author-elizabeth-merry-and-a-review/
Blurb
A collection of poetry from the poet/author guests of Robbie Cheadle on the “Treasuring Poetry” blog series on Writing to be Read in 2020. Open the book and discover the poetry treasures of Sue Vincent, Geoff Le Pard, Frank Prem, Victoria (Tori) Zigler, Colleen M. Chesebro, K. Morris, Annette Rochelle Aben, Jude Kitya Itakali, and Roberta Eaton Cheadle.
This wonderful cover was designed by Teagan Riordain Geneviene. You can find Teagan’s lovely books here: https://teagansbooks.com/ and you can find her ready designed covers here: https://teagansbooks.com/riordain-cover-designs-portfolio/
A reading of What is Happiness?
What is Happiness? is one of my five poems in Poetry Treasures.
Links to samples of other poems and readings
Purchase link
If you would like a free copy for review, please email me at sirchoc[at]outlook[dot]com.
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Brilliant reading, Robbie. It was so fabulous to hear your voice. ❤
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Thank you, Colleen. I am very pleased you liked the reading. I have recorded one of Sue’s poem too.
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Excellent. I wondered how you were going to do this, but you did it on your computer?
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I do the YouTube recordings on my iphone or ipad and post them to my Youtube channel. It is really easy to do, although I often have to do the recordings a few times over because I made mistakes or hesitate for to long. Creating a Youtube channel is also easy and its free.
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I’ve done that part, just not the recording bit. I’ll have to give that a try. ❤️
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Congratulations to all the poets in this new anthology! It’s nice to see Sue included.<3
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Thank you, Priscilla. I am also glad that Sue was included and I made a Youtube recording on one of her lovely poems too.
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What a great idea to create an anthology. Congrats to all the poets who participated. ❤
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Thank you, Diana. It was Kaye’s idea. I had fun with the compiling and some of the editing.
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Congrats on the new anthology, Robbie. I see it’s filled with uber-talented writers!
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Hi Jacquie, yes, it is. I am very pleased to have had my poems included with such a talented group.
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Fantastic, Robbie! I love the reading. Best wishes on this anthology!
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Thank you, Jan.
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A great reading, Robbie. I must confess that I always imagined you as having an English accent. However, having been brought up in South Africa, you do, quite naturally have a South African one!
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I love her accent, too, Kevin. I think it makes Robbie’s readings more interesting.
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Thank you, Kaye. My husband asked me yesterday if my follows can understand my accent. I told him that you seemed to managed okay. I try to speak slower when I read, which doesn’t come naturally to me. Doing anything slowly is foreign to me [smile].
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Hi Kevin, I have an English speaking South African accent. With 11 official languages and a large number of African immigrants, there are a lot of accents here.
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Lovely reading. Beautiful poem.
The poetry anthology looks interesting
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Thanks for visiting and commenting. This anthology contains some lovely and unique poetry by several wonderful poets. I do hope you will check it out.
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Hi Bella, I’m glad you think so. I like the idea of a poetry anthology as it has lots of variety and different styles and types of poems.
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Yes it is a great idea
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Poetry allows us to explore the most profound emotions. A wonderful recitation, Robbie, that challenges us to look deeply into our understanding of what happiness is – even though at times the clarity is not there. I think the idea of anthology is brilliant.
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Thank you, Rebecca. The credit for the idea goes to Kaye who is very innovative and works hard to promote other authors. I feel really blessed to be part of such an amazing community. I am glad you liked this poem. My poems are always about series topics, but then so is most of my prose.
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Thrilled to have been invited to participate. I am in such great company here.
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Hi Annette, I am delighted to have poems featured with such talented poets. I love this anthology and plan to buy paperbacks as soon as they are available.
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Congrats and best wishes to all, Robbie! Oh, I loved listening to you reading What is Happiness… ❤
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Hi Bette, thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the reading. I am a bit more relaxed with them now than in the beginning.
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Reblogged this on Writing to be Read.
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Thanks for creating this post, Robbie. It has been on my to-do list, but I’ve had a few set backs beyond my control and it seems I’ve been scrambling to catch up a lot lately.
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No problem, Kaye. I know how it is. I feel like I am always scrambling to catch up.
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I love the idea of an poetry anthology, Robbie, for people who have published poetry books or who have written poetry but have not published a book. Congratulations on the Treasuring Poetry and all of the work you put in it for compilation and editing. That’s wonderful. ❤
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Hi Miriam, thank you. The anthology was Kaye’s idea and it is a lovely one.
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All of my favorite poets! Can’t wait to read it! ❤
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Thank you, Dorinda.
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Congratulations on the completion of another project, Robbie. I enjoyed listening to you reading your poem about happiness. I hope you find some clarity soon. 🙂
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Hi, Robbie. I enjoyed listening to your poem, particularly the various metaphors for asking the question of what is happiness.
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Robbie, I also loved hearing your voice. Congratulations on your new anthology. It includes many mutual friends. What fun and a lot of hard work. 🙂
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A collection of worthy poets. I too enjoyed your reading. Congratulations! (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe. The poets in the collections are very talented and I am fortunate to have a few poems included. I’m glad you enjoyed the reading.
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Congratulations on a marvelous anthology, Robbie and Kaye! I know very well how much work it is to bring group projects together, and you’ve done a terrific job. Wishing everyone huge success. Hugs on the wing!
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I enjoyed listening to your reading of What is happiness? That is a tough question to answer!
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Thank you, Jim. I think happiness is individual and also depends on circumstances. If you are starving, happiness is food, even if it is basic. If you lonely, happiness is attention.
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great points, Robbie. Happiness is a relative concept; relative to an individual’s circumstances and those around him or her…
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Each of us has to define happiness for ourselves. Especially those of us who are labeled ‘super sensitive’.
We feel so much for others that often we forge ahead with less as we are bombarded by more.
Continued success with this venture!
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Hi Jules, I do agree with you. It is not easy for sensitive souls to manage all the negativity and other upsetting emotions in life.
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Which is why it is good to have different circles to mingle in – especially those who are similar and supportive 😉
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