Over the years I seem to have amused and delighted many friends and colleagues by composing funny poems and writing them in their birthday cards. I have now decided to publish my anthology of wit, humour and downright rudeness for the world to enjoy! These rhymes have proven to be particularly popular with women demonstrating [...]
Released in Spring of 2005, The Echoes of a Whisper by Rhona F. Pienaar, is a 68-page book of approximately 51 poems. Rhona is clearly a caring woman who writes about her roles in the family, as mother, wife and daughter. She shares her goals in life and her hope to encourage her children to [...]
Ezra Pound (1885-1972) is generally spoken of as an American writer, although he lived over half his life in Europe and declared a preference for older cultures that foster and appreciate the arts. Indeed, he found a congenial culture in Mussolini’s Italy where his association with the fascist regime led to eventual incarceration in a [...]
The internet has changed the way a lot of things work. While shopping once required a visit to the store, people can now choose to do it with a click of the mouse. Corresponding with people on the other side of the world could take days or weeks, but now its done in a matter [...]
In the wake of extremely difficult times, many people are using their hobbies and interests to make money, whether online or from media houses. For many people writing poetry is just something that they do to pass time or something that they do as a hobby. However, it is increasingly being recognized by others that [...]
Did you know that there is a new wave sweeping the publishing world that you can tap into? Not surprisingly, they are keeping this pretty much to themselves, as they don’t want other e-book authors to find out about how they are profiting like crazy by placing their e-books on digital publishing sites where people [...]
I first wanted to write a book when I was 24-years old working in Hong Kong. I carried this passion through my 20′s and 30′s. It wasn’t until I started writing philosophy papers that I realized I could write original poems from my theories. One day I was struck with the creative muse! Twenty minutes [...]
Emily Dickinson Born December 10, 1830 Died May 15, 1886 Emily Dickinson may be one of America’s best-known poets, but she barely published a word in her own lifetime. And though she spent her days hiding away in her family’s home in Amherst, Massachusetts, somehow Em had an exciting enough life to be the subject [...]
Bingo, especially online bingo is becoming the new trend all over the world. More and more players join the online bingo brigade. And with good reason not only is playing online easier and more convenient than land-based bingo, it is also much more exciting and fun! Today bingo players can join an online bingo game [...]
A couple of recent deaths in the family found me searching the Internet trying to locate a suitable eulogy or funeral poem. What I found was often very inspiring and brought tears to my eyes. However, many of the poems were quite long, and filled with flowery, unnatural language. Some of the pieces I found [...]