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M.J.’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at M.J.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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M.J. Mallon
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Book Review: Sunflower Tanka #anthology #tanka #poetry #bookreview
Book overview Sunflower Tanka, edited by Robbie Cheadle and Colleen M. Chesebro, is an annual anthology showcasing contemporary tanka, tanka prose, and experimental tanka. Each volume brings together a vibrant tapestry of voices—both emerging and established—from across the globe. For 2025, our theme “Dreams” invites poets to explore the symbolic language of dreaming, where metaphors … Continue re
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The dream haunters by Megan Mary. A new author to me. I really enjoyed this magical and metaphysical tale. The premise was great - about being trapped in dreams and unable to escape from the dream haunters. A young girl, Hannah's discovery of her magi ...more |
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Dan Costinas's Haiku It Is Not Too Late To Restore Planet Earth is as its title suggests - a poetry collection about climate change and our human responses to it, our lack of care and action taken. It's a short book of haiku poetry about climate chan ...more |
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I was lucky to receive a copy of Sally Page's The Secrets of Flowers in my goodie bag at It's The Book Party. It's a lovely book that draws you in via the research of the Titanic and the characters of Violet and Emma. This is not a quick, or exciting ...more |
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I enjoyed Isobel Blackthorn style of writing in the novel Emma's Tapestry so was keen to read What Happened At The Abbey. With its mysterious gothic vibe and dysfunctional family it captured and kept my attention throughout. The central character Ingr ...more |
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Thank you to the author for an ARC copy. I enjoyed this collection of poetry from Any Pascual. It is a personal selection split in two halves. Both halves were good but I found the 2nd half the most engaging. There are also some well written short poems ...more |
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Sunflower Tanka: A 2025 Anthology of Tanka, Tanka Prose, & Experimental Tanka:
"This is a collection of beautiful syllabic poems contributed by 54 poets from around the world. All the poems centre around the theme of dreams and the range of interpretations is fascinating.
The poems in the collection comprise of tanka, tanka pros" Read more of this review » |
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Sunflower Tanka: A 2025 Anthology of Tanka, Tanka Prose, & Experimental Tanka:
"Reading Sunflower Tanka was like a journey through the souls of dozens of poets. Each writer contributed Tanka poems about dreams — theirs or others. I was captivated by the visually rich imagery, the self-revelations, and the longing hiding in the d"
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Sunflower Tanka: A 2025 Anthology of Tanka, Tanka Prose, & Experimental Tanka:
"This is the second edition of the Sunflower Tanka, and this year’s theme was dreams. Normally, I would list all the poets, but this year there were an amazing fifty-four, and too many to include. I am a fan of symbolic poetry and the tanka format. A "
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“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“Writers have to keep on writing if they want to mature, like caterpillars endlessly chewing on leaves.”
― 1Q84
― 1Q84
“Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary.”
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“Monsters are real, ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes they win.”
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“Write drunk; edit sober.”
― Reuben, Reuben
― Reuben, Reuben
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Hi M.J.,Thanks for having me as your friend. Much appreciated.
Rick
Of course I would be happy to connect with you here as well! Thanks so much for seeking me out <3
Thanks for the friend request, Marje! Your message was adorable. :D
Hi Marje! And thank you for sending a friendvite~~
I just bought your present..... :D it will come tomorrow!!!!
