A little while ago, I got an email from a good friend, the amazing poet Susan Richardson of Stories From The Edge Of Blindness. She had just completed a collaboration with Scottish artist Jane Cornwell, and had almost finalized a collection that featured her poetry and Jane’s art. And she wanted ME to write the foreword. I was honoured, and a little intimidated—I wanted to make sure I did justice to the book, because it’s beautiful and profound and exemplifies the highest caliber of the written word and the visual image. Fortunately, they both were happy with what I wrote, and the book was finally finalized and now the launch is only a couple of days away! So if you’d like, you can join us on Friday, August 19 at 2 pm EST, which is 7 pm GMT in the UK where they both live, and enjoy our company, participate in a Q and A about the collection, listen to Susan read some selected poems and see the artwork that Jane created, and have an opportunity to read your own poetry at the end if you’re so inclined. The link to register for the event is here: Tiger Lily Book Launch – Poetry Party Tickets, Fri 19 Aug 2022 at 19:00 | Eventbrite
I hope you can join us, no matter what time zone you’re in. (Here’s a link to a time zone converter if you’re not sure.)
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What an honor to be asked to write the forward, Suzanne. Congrats to Susan and Jane on their collaboration and what sounds like a beautiful book.
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Yes, it’s a remarkable book😊
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You are the very best, my friend! I was so nervous asking you to write the foreward, and completely over the moon when you agreed to do it. I can’t thank you enough for your beautiful and generous words! Jane and I are both so honoured to have you as such an important part of “Tiger Lily”! It’s crazy that it’s almost here!!!
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I was so thrilled to do it—can’t wait for the launch!
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…thanks for the time zone converter…ha!
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Always a handy thing to have lol!
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Congratulations to you both, and to Jane Cornwell. It’s always an incredibly exciting time to put your words and your heart out there. All the best of luck, and all my well-wishes for much success.
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Thank you, Steve!
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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Thank you, Steven!!!!!
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You’re very welcome, Susan.
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Reblogged this on Stories From the Edge of Blindness and commented:
Huge thanks to my friend, Suzanne Craig – Whytock, for her beautiful foreward in “Tiger Lily”, an Ekphrastic Collaboration by artist Jane Cornwell and myself. We are super excited about the launch party tomorrow!
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