A.M. Garner's book is now available. I'm proud to have my photograph as the cover art. Read the interview to get a feel for the subject matter and insights into the author.
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"Reading Karen Lillis" copyright 2014 Kristin Fouquet Perpetual Poetry: Words Inspiring Words a review of The Paul Simon Project by Karen Lillis I have a confession to make. I am not a poet. I write fiction and I believe writing poetry is a completely different process. I love reading good poetry, but I am in no way a poetry scholar. These are the reasons I usually do not review poetry chapbooks. The Paul Simon Project by Karen Lillis is only my second exception to this rule. Influenced by Simon’s words and music on the album Still Crazy After All These Years , Lillis duplicates the song titles for her poems in this collection. Some follow a similar path as the subject of the song; others venture in their own direction. The album’s title song inspires a poem which mimics the melancholy and sentimentality of the original. Yet, she pumps it up with a contemporary edginess and gender reversal. In “M...
Congratulations Kristin, on securing the cover art of this book. I know from past experiences in which my images or art were used for covers that it is a thrill.
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Egmont
Thanks for understanding.
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Kristin
KRISTIN!!!! That cover is awesome! I LOVE IT! It is my fave pic of yours - the old, ridden hard vibe and the musical instruments - I'm in AWE of this one!
ReplyDeleteridden hard? umm rode hard?
ReplyDeleteGrammar is like jazz - go with the choice that has the best rhythm - ridden hard - has a better rhythm - that's my story and I'm sticking to it :)
Paula, thanks so much. Here's a link to the original photograph. I thought you might want to see the ridden hard/rode hard musician. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P5rlqkLlPNY/Sklx9c4zLMI/AAAAAAAAA8I/ifd1tmoTxl4/s400/StreetMusician.JPG
ReplyDeleteA.M. Garner loved it too. She said, How many people can say they have a washtub on their book?
WOWZA! I love it even better with the full body shot - it has such a vibe to it - fantastic work, Kristin!
ReplyDeleteThanks, you're the sweetest! I love when a musician appreciates my photos of musicians.
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