The Story Behind Our Story

I’m a previously published non-fiction author, so why self-publish The Groovy Granny? Why, when there’s so little money in it, and such a small audience? Here’s why. by Heather Grace Stewart Update: You can now preview and buy The Groovy Granny, first published in 2011, on Amazon! The young illustrator went on to illustrate the …

The Groovy Granny Has Arrived! (or: What I Didn’t See Coming)

Some of you wonderful regular readers have also been reading my children's poetry blog, A Children's Poetry Place. A few months ago, I told you I've been working on a new children's book this year. In actual fact, I've been working on this collection of poems for a decade. Two of them were in my …

Poet Dave Whippman

GOOD COPY Auden was wrong: sometimes the world can Stop, watch and wait, hold its collective breath After some outrage of nature or Man. There is no equality in death But hierarchy; grief is sorted. Two minutes observed silence for some, The rest unspectacular, unreported - For most of us, tragedy will come Privately: the …

Poet Claudia Schƶnfeld

Sakura you feed me on raw fish when our world’s upside down, chaos around, people drown, small as bugs in the sink while forces of nature grow tall and blossoming cherries bleed, spilling red, white - hopes like vomit on shaking ropes, will they hold? sing, sing sakura ā€˜cos spring is just ā€˜round the corner …

Poets for Tsunami Relief: Poet Shiv

Sunrise After 8.9 Yes there was a gory dark time of the eclipse of 8.9 But far on a rosy horizon to have darkness undone sits another baby sun I feel it somewhat low but I still feel it with glow This is the sun that will bring close those who in current life are …