This anthology of poetry and prose by poets from around the world delves into the many celebrations that begin early in the season and the doldrums and melancholy that winter can bring. There are themes dealing with Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, and Mother's Day. There are also themes dealing with love, family, memories, and loss, including the loss of a spouse, children, pets, parents, homes, and oneself. We all celebrate and grieve from every corner of the world. While winter may be snowy in one part of the world and stormy in another, and Christmas may be during a cold season in the North and warm in the South, we are all humans and can relate to each other on the simplest levels of joy and grief. On these basic levels, we can comfort and empathize with one another to get through the struggles of what seems cold and dark, just like the months we refer to as "winter." Each poet is represented by their dialect and word spelling to demonstrate where they are from. Every poet is housed in their own "chapter," which tells a little about them and their location. Curated and edited by Brandy Lane, of Where Beautiful Inks LLC, this is her first collaborative anthology.
The Poets:
Brandy Lane
Vaughn Roste
Michael J. Dennis
Sharon Andrews
Douglas K. Currier
Ann Marie Eleazer
Maria Thérèse Williams
Tomás J. Colón
P'Trisha W. Chaney
Martin Byrne
Janaya Stephens
Todd Worrell
S.A. Quinox
Angela Newell
Barbara Soehner
Julie Ann Keleher
Cleopatra Fernhill
Karen Slaughter Steiner
Michael Sutton
Daniel White
Enyi Nnabuihe
Linda M. Crate
Shawn P. Lehto
Grace Wagner
Stevie Flood
Canadian by birth, Vaughn Roste currently lives in Indiana. He is a published author of books, plays, poems, peer-reviewed articles, book reviews, program notes for CD liners and Carnegie Hall, and a doctoral dissertation. His first book, The Xenophobe's Guide to the Canadians, was published by Oval Books in England. He has two WWII films currently in pre-production, ORADOUR and THE NINE LIVES OF WALKER HARRIS. His 20-min short film FIREFIGHTER was produced by M3 Studios and is available on Youtube, and another script entitled WORST. FILM. EVER. is scheduled to be shot later in 2023 by Milepost42 Studios. His stage play, THE NAME OF THE GAME won the Leo Award for Best Overall Script at the 2021 Da Vinci International Film Festival for Best Overall Script, beating out features and shorts - the first time a play has been awarded this prize. He is represented by Jason Bellitto at Citizen Skull.
Wominjeka All!(Hello in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri People from the Kulin Nation, traditional owners of Melbourne from my hometown in Australia).My name is Angela, some know me as the Dungeon Mistress or The Psalm.My Instagram account @angela_psalmMy love of writing began at the tender age of 10 while journaling my emotions and reading the many sci-fi - fantasy adventure books which I consumed as I loved being lost in far away lands. I found my love in Arthurian Legend and Sonnets with Shakespeare but truly found kindred souls with Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters. Yet published, I am currently writing my first novel.
