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The
Celebration Series
of Chapbooks
Sending
Love with Greeting Pamphlets
by Carolyn Howard-Johnson
and Magdalena Ball
(Most at
greeting card price of only $6.95.)
Carolyn
Howard-Johnson with KPFK Poet's Cafe
Host Lois P. Jones
And
Timothy Green of renowned literary journal Rattle
fame wisely shares his Web site
with KPFK's own poet-radio host Lois P. Jones.
Find a bit about
our interview and my Franklin Christoph
prize-winning poem "Endangered Species" there.
Carolyn's Newest Book of Poetry
with
Artwork by Richard Conway Jackson |
Imperfect Echoes:
Writing Truth and Justice with Capital
Letters, lie and
oppression with Small
Self-Published in the fine tradition of
poets everywhere
ISBN 13: 9781515232490
ISBN 10: 1515232492
Awards: Writer's Digest Honorable Mention,
Global E-book Award, USA Book Award.
To order paperback or e-book:
http://bit.ly/ImperfectEchoes
All proceeds donated to Amnesty
International
Inspired by
Nobel Prize winner Czeslaw Milosz’s poem
“Incantation” that lauds the power of human
reason over the reoccurring and seemingly
insane political realities, Howard-Johnson
holds out hope but is not persuaded by
trends that seem worse now than they were in
Milosz’s time. A student of Suzanne Lummis,
UCLA poetry instructor and the Fresno School
of Poetry fronted by US poet laureate Philip
Levine, she touches on the isms of the
world—racism, ageism, even what might be
termed “wallism” but was once referred to as
xenophobia. In her poem “Crying Walls,” she
sounds a low warning reminiscent of Robert
Frost: “Chains linked. Wire barbed,/ Krylon
smeared. Feeble,/ useless, unholy
billboards,/ anything but mending walls.”
"The word
choice was exquisite. The structure of the book allows
journey its passage,
and though there is a destination the author doesn't allow
the poems to hurry
themselves too quickly through its lyrical foreshadowing.
The standout poem
for me was "Little Red Hen and Friends." ~Judge Writer's
Digest 25th Annual Book Awards
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She Wore
Emerald Then
Reflections on MotherhoodMoods of Motherhood: thirty poems by award-winning poets
Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson, with original photography by May Lattanzio. A beautifully presented, tender and strikingly original
gift book, ideal for Mother's Day or any day when you want to celebrate the notion of motherhood in its broadest sense. |
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She Wore Emerald Then was
named a 10 Best Reads by Reviewer
Jennifer Akers
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Honorable
Mention
Military Writers Society of America 2010 |
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Amazon Kindle #1 Bestseller
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Cherished
Pulse
Unconventional Love Poetry
As featured in
Redbook Online
"Valentine
Horror Stories"
Cherished Pulse contains twenty poems which look at love from a wise, mature, sensitive perspective. Never sentimental (forget Hallmark), the poems explore love in its many guises -- cherish, longing, sensuality, and that sacred place between desire and
consummation. For less than the cost of a single card, Cherished Pulse makes the perfect Valentine's Day or Anniversary gift for someone. Pair the book with a rose, and you've got the ideal gift for anyone you love. |
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Imagining the Future
As part of the special celebration gift book series, Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Magdalena Ball have
produced a new poetry chapbook focusing on fathers, husbands, and men in general. This makes a wonderful gift for Father's Day or
anytime you want to say something unique in a way that only poetry can to a special male in your life.
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Blooming
Red:
Christmas Poetry for the Rational
Visit the Blooming Red page.
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A USA Book News Award finalist
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Military Writers Society of America Silver
Award
A chapbook from the Celebration Series of little giftbooks from Magdalena Ball and Carolyn
Howard-Johnson, Blooming Red: Christmas Poetry for the
Rational. Watercolor or red clematis by
Vicki Thomas.
"[One of the poems in Blooming Red,]
'Christmas Magic Wrought by Google's Keyword
Elves'
keeps me off balance and makes me laugh."
~
Trippe Callahan, student at Trinity College
at Cambridge University
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Deeper Into the
Pond
A Celebration of Femininity
Newest Addition to the Celebration Series!
More to Come!
"I really like these wonderful lines
from Carolyn's poem:
the glasswing butterfly reveals only
flowers
beneath her wings. You, my dear, the
one
who lives in my own domain
opague
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Kim McMillon, radio host
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Proceeds from
Sublime Planet
support World Wildlife Fund
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Sublime
Planet
Celebrating Earth Day
Photography by Ann Howley
Celebrate Earth Day April 11 with a Gift of
Poetry
A USA Book
News Award Finalist
"Maggie and
Carolyn's poems perfectly
complement each
other."
~ J.R.McRae,
winner of the Premier's Open Writer's Award
"Lucid and erudite." ~ Midwest Review |
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Carolyn's Life
from
Finishing Line Press |
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Named to Compulsive Readers
Top Ten Reads
and
Palms to Pines 50 Best Reads |
Tracings
Tracings touches chords--both major and minor--for readers interested in nostalgia, tolerance, culture and aging. The author traces her life's experiences and for her it feels like "a movie reel running backwards."
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Awards
for
Carolyn's Poetry |
- Franklin Christoph’s Poetry Prize, “Endangered Species” took first prize of 3,000 entries, 2010.
- Long Story Short: Poem of the Month, “Shelf Life,” March 2004
- Pedestal Magazine Readers’ Award: For poem, “Olvera Street Tutorial.” Editor, John Amen.
- The Compulsive Reader, The Year's 10 Best Reads of 2004, for
Tracings.
- The Military Writers' Society of America, Silver Award of Excellence, 2006, for
Tracings.
- USA Book News Best Books Finalist, 2009,
She Wore Emerald Then
- Named Ten Best Reads by
Reviewer Jennifer Akers at MyShelf.com
- Tracings named Palms to Pines
50 Best Reads by Dawn Colclasure
Named to Poets &
Writers prestigious list of poets.
Several of Carolyn's poetry books were
honored by Dan Poynter's Global Ebook Awards.
Learn where
Carolyn Howard-Johnson's other poems have been published
in the Published Works Almanac
on this site.
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What Others are Saying
about
Carolyn's Poetry |
"[Both] poets continue to write poems that don't sound either like banal Hallmark cards or the
bitter-at-dysfunctional-family jeremiads that habitually torture MFA writing workshop participants."
~Kristin Johnson, screenwriter and
founder of the Warrior Poets Project
For
Imagining the Future
From the
heroic to the mundane, the poems in this book are a
beautiful tribute to all fathers. The imagery these two
authors create with their words is profound and unique. Each
poem took me to a new place and all sparked a vivid memory.
These two gifted authors paint a vivid portrait on these
pages. True magic. ~
Darcia Helle for Book List
For She Wore Emerald Then
She Wore Emerald Then is more than a collection of poems; it is a collection of life. Each is poignantly written, taking the reader to the
brink of emotion as a memory long forgotten is evoked, only to resurrect another time and place as the page is turned. Not only filled with
beauty in its words, She Wore Emerald Then is filled with the complexities and challenges life visits upon us from conception to a last breath;
a verbal and visual experience from start to finish. ~ Jozette Aaron, editor of DeSilva's News
For Cherished Pulse
"... a pleasurable collection of buoyant, spirited poetry sure to pique the interest of the most discerning reader...Each verse a true
delight. . ~ Molly Martin for An Alternative Read
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Poetry Tip |
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Associate with other poets.
Take classes like Suzanne Lummis's persona poem
class at UCLA. Join critique groups. Hold salons. Reading is good,
too, but it's a more solitary activity. So here's a writing prompt:
Look up persona poem on Google and try it. It's a little like
writing fiction. You put yourself in the shoes of another person (or
inanimate object) and write what their heart would say.
(Find tips on evey page of this Web site--and lots of helpful
articles, too!) |
Penumbra, Calif. State Univ. Stanislaus.
Literary journal: Short story, .Helper, 2003.
Copperfield Review:
Excerpt TITP summer, 2002; Poem “Peril,” 2003.
The Banyan Review:
Short story .Grandfather Rock, July, 2003.
Sparks Magazine
Poem “Woman’s Day,” 2003.
Subtle Tea
Poem “Woman’s Day,” 2003.
The Feminist Journal:
Poem “Woman’s Day,” 2003.
Yarrow Brook Review:
Poem ”Where I Am,” 2002.
Flash fiction,
.Remembering Joe, 2003.
Poetic Voices:
Villanelle “Adaptation,” 2003.
Lunarosity:
Poem, “.Pleading for Sylvia,” 2004.
Mochila Review:
Poem “Big Screen Snack,” 2004.
Long Story Short:
Poems, “Bon Sai,”. 2004; “Woman’s Day,” 2004; Short
story, “A Not-So-Stupid-Crook Story,” 2004;
“Shopping on Robertson,” 2004; Poem, “Children Today
Don.t Have Enough Leisure Time,” 2004, “Musing Over
a New Calendar” and .”New Year,” 2005.
Apollo’s Lyre:
Poem, “Deciphering Sound,” 2004.
The Pedestal Magazine:
Poem, “Olvera Street Tutorial,” 2004.
The Literary Mama:
Short story “Finding the Way,” 2004.
The Journal of the Image Warehouse:
Poems, “The Dangerous Lizard of Gabon,” “Poetry be
Damned,” and “Perfectly Flawed.”
Re)verb:
Poem .”Faith in LA,”.2005.
Mindprints:
Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA., Poem “Bon
Sai,” 2005.
Edifice Wrecked:
Literary Journal, poem “Shelf Life,” 2004
Top 7 Business,
Edited by Christopher M. Knight
Sunspinner Magazine:
Poem, “Olvera Street Tutorial,” 2005
The Beat
(Literary Magazine):
Harkening Excerpt,
“Neighbors,” 2005
Mary, Mt. St. Mary’s College
Journal, 2005.
Niederngasse,
an international journal “Eavesdropping at the
“Writers’ Faire,” 2005.
Penwomanship,
Poem, “Antigua’s Hope,” 2005.
Barricade,
Edited by John Newmark, “Upon Safety,” “Illusion”
and a “New Way to Think,” 2005.
Travelers’ Tales,
Excerpt “Ever Heard of Terezin?” 2006.
A-pos-tro-phe:
Poem “The Lecture: Incomplete Considerately
Abridged."
Riley Dog:
Excerpt from a poem “The Lecture: Incomplete and
Considerately Abridged,” 2006.
Subtle Tea,
edited by D. Herrle, Poems, “Learning About Sex When
All Else Fails” and “Another Day.” 2006.
Under the Roc,
Poem, “Shelf-Life,” 2007
Lunarosity,
Short short story, “Artemis,” 2007.
Muscadine Lines:
A Southern Journal , “Dandelions in Autumn,” 2007
Romance Writers Report:
“Query Letter No-Nos,” 2008.
Coffee Press Journal,
poem, “The Fragile Art of Warfare,” 2007.
Life in the USA,
short story, “A Not-So-Stupid-Crook Story,” 2007.
Fiction Flyer,
flash fiction, “Trying to Love Artemis,” 2008.
Pear Noir,
poetry journal, “Death by Ferris Wheel,” 2009.
Montana, Writings from the River.
associated with
State University’, poem
”Clarion Call,” 2009
 Dash,
poetry journal
of the Creative Writing Club and Department of English, Comparative
Literature and Linguistics at California State
University, Fullerton.
“Long Before They Closed Down the Napster,” Spring
200?
Long Range Literary Journal,
associated with Montana State University short story
“Grandfather Rock,” 2010.
Manzanita Literary Journal,
associated with
Calaveras Arts
Council
poem, “Sacred Stories of the Sierras,” 2011.
Solo Novo 2011: Wall Scrawls
published by Solo Press, a poem, “Inevitably Walls,”
2011.
Cyclamens and Swords,
"Looking forward", "Asthma", "Agonal" and "Realizing
expectations on my own postpartum schedule,”
December 2011
Voices Israel
anthology, “Sympathizing with Tantalus,” June 2011.
www.voicesisrael.com
Cyclamens and Swords:
Poem, "This Grave at Ypres," August 2012.
Wine, Cheese & Chocolate, Manzanita Press and
Calaveras Country Humanities Council; poem "Big Screen Snack." Edited by Monika
Rose.
Cyclamen and Swords,
“The Romantic 40s,” Spring 2014. Johnmichael Simons, Editor.
Cyclamen and Swords,
summer 2014, "The Vintage Corvette and Its Man."
Cyclamen and Swords,
spring 2015, poems “Spent” and “The Unexpected.”
Cyclamen and Swords,
December 2015, short story “Emporer’s New Clothes.”
Poetry Mystique, textbook and anthology edited by Suzanne Lummis.
Cyclamen and Swords, fall, 2015, "Touching One Another."
Voices of Israel, 2017, "Here and Then, Now and Then."
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Carolyn Howard-Johnson's Sharing with Writers Newsletter
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"I have been a professional writer 40 years, and am also a
tenured full professor of journalism. Carolyn's Sharing with
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students. I emphasize to them that while research is 90% of
writing, and the actual writing is about 10%, there's another
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~Walter Brasch, author
and educator
"A decade of bettering writers' careers
with how-tos, tips, and publishing news."
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Carolyn's Blogs |
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Sharing with Writers
All things publishing with
an emphasis on book
promotion. Named to
Writer's Digest
101 Best Website list.
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The New Book Review
Great way for readers, authors, reviewers and publicists to get more
mileage out of
a great review.
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The Frugal Editor Blog
This is the Frugal, Smart
and Tuned-In Editor blog.
Covers editing, grammar, formatting and more.
Get the answers you need.
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Proud to Support |
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World Wild Life
Fund
with
Sublime Planet
book of poetry
celebrating
Earth Day
Featured
in
Pasadena Weekly Arts and Entertainment Section
All Proceeds to be donated to the World Wildlife Fund |
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Carolyn's Awards |
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Awards for Carolyn's Books, Blogs and More The New Book Review
Named to
Master's in English.org Online Universities'
101 Essential Sites for Voracious
Readers
Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites
for Sharing with Writers blog.
Best Book Award for The Frugal Book Promoter (2004) and The Frugal Editor (2008)
and the Second Edition of The Frugal Book Promoter
(2011).
Reader Views Literary Award for The Frugal Editor
New Generation Award for Marketing and Finalist for The Frugal Editor
Book Publicists of Southern California's Irwin Award
Military Writers Award of Excellence for
Tracings, A Chapbook of Poetry.
A Retailer's Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotion wins author Military
Writers Society of America's Author of the Month award for March, 2010
Gold Medal
Award from Military Writers Society of America, 2010.
MWSA also gave a nod to
She Wore Emerald Then,
a chapbook of poetry honoring mothers.
The Frugal
Editor
Named #! on Top Ten
Editing Books list.
Finalist
New Generation Book Awards 2012,
The Frugal Book
Promoter; Finalist 2010
The Frugal Editor;
Winner 2010 Marketing Campaign for the Frugal Editor
The Oxford Award
recognizes
the
alumna who exemplifies the Delta Gamma precept of
service to her community and who, through the years,
devotes her talents to improve the quality of life
around her.
The Frugal
Book Promoter is runner-up in the how-to category for
the
Los Angeles Book Festival 2012
awards.
Winner Diamond Award
for Achievement in the Arts
Glendale
California's Arts and Culture Commission and the City of
Glendale Library,
2013
And more than a dozen other awards for Carolyn's novel, short story collection and poetry.
See the awards page on this site.
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Poetry for
Writers of Every Ilk
I
believe a class on the basics of poetry (or
reading a good book on the same subject) can help any
writer write better. That includes business people who
must write blogs and business letters to advertising
copywriters to writers of headlines to novelists. Think
of what a grasp of metaphor, simile, alliteration, and a
handle on rhythm can do for your work!
Find at least one tip on writing, promotion, or
tech on every page of this Web site.
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to Kindle |
Carolyn's how-to books and
poetry
books are available on Kindle.
Click here to buy the big, powerful Kindle I love with free (Frugal!)
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Proud to be Instrumental in
Helping Other Poets |
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Poetry Mystique: A modern
text edited by Suzanne Lummis with commentary from the
editor.
Poems by selected students from Suzanne's
many poetry classes.
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A
Selection of Carolyn's Past
Speaking Engagements |
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Presenter
2009, 2010
Presenter,
2008, 09, 10, 11
Panel moderator, 2007
National Span College
presenter 2002
Fellows presenter, 2007,
08
Co-sponsor and presenter,
2007, 08, 09, 10, 11
University of Dayton Erma
Bombeck Writers' Conference, 2006, 2008
Sisters in Crime,
Pasadena, 2009
On the
Los Angeles Valley College Campus 2012, Rancho
Library 2013,
Valley College Spring 2014
Wisconsin Regional Writers Association
Presenter, Keynote 2010
Book 'Em,
NC,
Three Panels 2013
Presenter, 2013
Seminar Speaker, 2014
Keynote, 2013; 2014
Secrets of Great
Dialogue, 2015
Digging Up Memories and Bringing the Dead Back to
Life
2015
Frugal
Book Promotion.
Judith Briles' Extravaganza,
Denver, CO, 2016
Philadelphia, Nov. 2017
Learn
more about
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