3 Years Sober #poetry #haiku

Getting to know meplumbing the depths of this heartcoming up lighter Full of gratitude that this day, three whole years ago, I gave up alcohol. I have never given up on myself since. Wishing everyone a beautiful Sunday. Ingrid Enjoying the sober life! https://www.amazon.com/Wounds-Healed-Poetry-Strong-Women/dp/1739757726/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2R8CN1CCTWQNH&keywords=wounds+i+healed+the+poetry+of+strong+women&qid=1658642348&sprefix=%2Caps%2C135&sr=8-1 More tales of recovery and resilience. Available now!

July 24, 2022 85

Wall of Wounds I Healed!

I was delighted to receive these contributor photos via Twitter/Instagram. The above collage features the following contributors (clockwise, from L-R): Me; Cindy Georgakas; Jude Gorini; C.Jean Downer; IA McCleery; Gabriela Marie Milton; Virginia Mateias; Enola Ton; Ali Olsen; Michele Lee Sefton; Lisa Walker; Nick Reeves; Tracy Shawn; Swarn Gill. It is wonderful to see people... Continue Reading →

July 15, 2022 36

White Heaven #poetry

Underneath the skies of this white heavenmarionettes dancedip and bowcrawlmount a lampostscare the children Seagulls on sticks stalkjellyfish catcherscatch them unawaresthe children’s facesglittering, are painted At the bar, a hen-night princessappears as a mirageor haze of nylon taffetaand disappears into a fruited ciderwhere would-be princesses admire hercaptures her knight-errant, entombs him in a castle tower... Continue Reading →

July 3, 2022 45

‘Wounds I Healed’ Reaches U.K. Bookstores!

As a writer, you never forget the first time you see your words in print. Similarly, as a publisher, I will never forget the first time I saw one of my publications on display in an actual, physical bookstore. There is an authenticity and immediacy about it, which you don't get from seeing your book... Continue Reading →

June 27, 2022 67

Glittering.

The Bay has taken on the shape of summer;high-cloud clears to sparkle-tip the waves:glittering prize bequeathed to us in winterwhen ice-cold breaths warmed into brighter days I’m falling ever deeper like the surf-swellplummets towards the depths of this salt seasand underfoot I stand, glowing and grateful:golden, the love your heart has gifted me My mind’s... Continue Reading →

June 23, 2022 46

Poem from ‘Wounds I Healed’ + Exciting Updates!

Today, I would like to share one of my poems from Wounds I Healed, which, as I write, is still No.1 New Release in Poetry Anthologies on Amazon.com! I am blown away by the amount of support and good wishes we have received from the many wonderful people who have contributed to the anthology, or... Continue Reading →

June 23, 2022 41

Wounds I Healed: A #1 Amazon Bestseller!

I am excited beyond words to announce that Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women is now the No.1 Bestselling New Release in Poetry Anthologies in both Paperback and Kindle formats: Chart-topping success! Thank you to everyone who has helped create a buzz around the launch of the anthology, and to all who have... Continue Reading →

June 18, 2022 70

Out Now! Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Dear Readers, It gives me great pleasure to announce the publication of Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women, edited and curated by No.1 Amazon Bestselling poet Gabriela Marie Milton and published by Experiments in Fiction, featuring original artwork by Nick Reeves. This hotly-anticipated title is already at No.5 in Amazon's 'Hot New Releases'... Continue Reading →

June 17, 2022 51

Time-Travelling Lovers #poetry

A sandman courting borrowed timeyou wrote, I writeyou need not borrow time, for life in love is timelessweaving in and out of centuriestwo lovers,holding hands, meet on the station platformbeneath wrought iron ribsand while they wroughtthe ribs that bridged the Tynewe watched them from the riverbank;as Cuthbert made his pilgrimage, we shadowed him;Centurions, we walked... Continue Reading →

June 13, 2022 27

Wounds I Healed: Release Date Announced!

After much hard work, I am excited to announce that the hotly-anticipated poetry anthology Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women is due for release on 18 June 2022! Here is a short summary of the book: Award-winning authors, Pushcart nominees, emerging poets, voices of women and men, come to the fore in this... Continue Reading →

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