Congratulations to author Kim M. Russell on the publication of her autobiographical poetry pamphlet, All Grown Up Now. This beautifully crafted poetry collection is available from Amazon.com, Waterstones.com and Barnesandnoble.com. The online launch party will take place today at 6pm GMT. Kim will be talking about the inspiration behind the collection, and reading some of... Continue Reading →
‘All Grown Up Now’ – Invitation to Zoom Launch
With only one week to go until the release of All Grown Up Now by Kim M. Russell, I would like to invite you to the Zoom launch event, which will take place on Saturday, 26 August at 6pm BST. I will host Kim, who will talk about the inspiration behind her poetry pamphlet, and... Continue Reading →
‘All Grown Up Now’ is available for pre-order!
I am happy to announce that All Grown Up Now, the forthcoming poetry pamphlet from Kim M. Russell, is now available for pre-order from Amazon in the Kindle store: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDWF1N4Y You can also pre-order the paperback from Barnes & Noble (US) and Waterstones (UK). The book will be released on 26 August 2023, and I... Continue Reading →
Advance Review of ‘All Grown Up Now’
With three weeks to go until the release of Kim M. Russell's poetry pamphlet, All Grown Up Now, I bring you an advance review from Freya Pickard, author of The Kaerling. "A landscape of scents""Kim M Russell has a distinctive voice in this auto-biographical collection of poems. What struck me most were the olfactory descriptions... Continue Reading →
‘All Grown Up Now’ by Kim M. Russell
The next EIF title to hit the bookshelves will be All Grown Up Now, a poetry pamphlet from internationally-published poet and writer, Kim. M. Russell, which is due for release on 26 August 2023. About the Book This collection of poems opens up a crack in the lining of a poet’s life to show what... Continue Reading →
Free Verse Revolution Issue X Out Now!
Congratulations to editor Kristiana on the publication of Issue X of Free Verse Revolution, Oleander. It is an honour to have my poem, The Distaff Side, included in this issue. I am in the company of many talented authors, and the issue looks absolutely beautiful, as always. It is available as a digital download, or... Continue Reading →
‘In The Shadow of Rainbows’ now available for pre-order!
I am excited to announce that Selma Martin's debut poetry collection, In The Shadow of Rainbows, is now available for pre-order from the Kindle store: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB5PLMB6 The paperback version will go on sale on 15 July 2023. For advance reviews of the collection, visit this post. And here is the latest from Cindy Georgakas, author... Continue Reading →
Praise for ‘In The Shadow of Rainbows’ & further Publishing News!
With only two weeks to go until launch, praise for Selma Martin's debut poetry collection has been coming in thick and fast. Thanks to everyone who has read, reviewed and proofread the book in advance of publication. Thank you also to photographer Kathryn A. Leroy for the beautiful cover photograph. Selma has noted that, with... Continue Reading →
Cover Reveal: In The Shadow of Rainbows by Selma Martin
As I have said before, the presses at EIF barely stand still, and, hot on the heels of Re-create & Celebrate by Cindy Georgakas comes the debut poetry collection from Selma Martin, In The Shadow of Rainbows. About The Author Selma Martin is a retired English teacher with 20 years of teaching children ESL. She... Continue Reading →
Freedom is a Dancer
Freedom is a dancer:see how merrily she skipsneeds no reply, nor answerissues from her cherry lips. She’s laughing, tossing golden hairand caution to the windkeeps spinning, merrily and fairwith winter far behind. She isn’t fond of drudgery, but takes it in her stride:the working day, which thoughts of playcut clear through like a tide of endless... Continue Reading →