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Michelle G. Stradford

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Michelle G. Stradford is the best-selling author of inspirational and uplifting poetry and affirmation books, such as I'm Rising, Self Love Notes, and Rise Unstoppable, all of which have been honored with various awards for best poetry collections. Her contemporary free verse style makes her work relatable and connects with her readers in a powerfully inspiring way. Michelle strives to make use of her writing and experiences to build a platform that helps women and girls take ownership of their power to get through difficulties and fulfill their dreams.

As an architect, she has had the opportunity to travel the world, explore different cultures, and connect with people from various backgrounds. To share how she views life, she likes to combi ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 421 ratings · 71 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	I'm Rising: Determined. Confident. Powerful. 3.91 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Self Love Notes: Uplifting Poetry, Affirmations & Quotes 4.32 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Love Rises 4.22 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rise Unstoppable 4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waves of You: Love Poems 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2021 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Self Love Notes II: Affirming Poetry & Prose 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Healing Grace: Inspirational Poetry for Coping & Closure it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Self Love Notes: Uplifting Poetry, Affirmations & Quotes

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From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home

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“Prisoner to Comfortable”
― Michelle G. Stradford, I'm Rising: Determined. Confident. Powerful.

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“Their sordid smears fuel my drive. Bring it. Keep firing me up! Fired Up”
― Michelle G. Stradford, I'm Rising: Determined. Confident. Powerful.

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“I will make more mistakes
along life’s journey.
I shall set aside my pride,
taste the bitter medicine,
and continue despite
the consequences.

Failure is a growth serum.

-from Self Love Notes II”
― Michelle G. Stradford, Self Love Notes II: Affirming Poetry & Prose

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“The feel of the insistent strumming of your voice is my ear music.”
― Michelle G. Stradford, Waves of You: Love Poems

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read it!) Goodreads honors wordsmiths: poets and poetry promoted and prompted here. ~~~ "Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits." -- Carl Sandburg “God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.” —Anne Sexton On Clouds – “…what primitive tastes the ancients must have had if their poets were inspired by those absurd, untidy clumps of mist, idiotically jostling one another about…” —Yevgeny Zamyatin “If the poet wants to be a poet, the poet must force the poet to revise. If the poet doesn’t wish to revise, let the poet abandon poetry and take up stamp-collecting or real estate.” —Donald Hall “Poetry is a rich, full-bodied whistle, cracked ice crunching in pails, the night that numbs the leaf, the duel of two nightingales, the sweet pea that has run wild, Creation’s tears in shoulder blades.” —Boris Pasternak “Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.” —Charles Simic “Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity.” —Gustave Flaubert “Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It’s that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that’s what the poet does.” —Allen Ginsberg. ~~~~~ Amy King, Moderator Amy King is the recipient of the 2015 Winner of the WNBA Award (Women’s National Book Association). Her latest collection, The Missing Museum, is a winner of the 2015 Tarpaulin Sky Book Prize. She serves on the executive board of VIDA: Women in Literary Arts and is co-editing with Heidi Lynn Staples the anthology, Big Energy Poets of the Anthropocene: When Ecopoets Think Climate Change. She is also co-editing the anthology, Bettering American Poetry 2015, and is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at SUNY Nassau Community College. ...more

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