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Charlotte Digregorio

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Nonfiction, Poetry, Self Help

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Charlotte Digregorio received an Official Commendation from the Governor of her state in 2018 for her decades of accomplishments in the literary arts, and her work to promote and advance the field by educating adults and students alike. She is the author of seven books including: Ripples of Air: Poems of Healing; Haiku and Senryu: A Simple Guide for All; Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Homes; You Can Be A Columnist; Beginners’ Guide to Writing & Selling Quality Features; and Your Original Personal Ad. She is also the author of a poetry collection, Shadows of Seasons: Selected Haiku and Senryu by Charlotte Digregorio that is now available in The Appendices of Haiku and Senryu: A Simple Guide for All.

Her latest book, Ripples of Air: Charlotte Digregorio received an Official Commendation from the Governor of her state in 2018 for her decades of accomplishments in the literary arts, and her work to promote and advance the field by educating adults and students alike. She is the author of seven books including: Ripples of Air: Poems of Healing; Haiku and Senryu: A Simple Guide for All; Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Homes; You Can Be A Columnist; Beginners’ Guide to Writing & Selling Quality Features; and Your Original Personal Ad. She is also the author of a poetry collection, Shadows of Seasons: Selected Haiku and Senryu by Charlotte Digregorio that is now available in The Appendices of Haiku and Senryu: A Simple Guide for All.

Her latest book, Ripples of Air: Poems of Healing, isn’t just a collection of her award-winning poems of many forms, but an inspirational book that engages non-poets and experienced poets to write as a healing exercise, just like people do journaling to heal. It has essays and prose passages on poetry and multiple resource lists that offer ideas on where to get published; teaching/speaking ideas; contest ideas; media interview ideas; and poetry reading and exhibit ideas. It also contains an exhaustive bibliography of poetry books and anthologies with healing poems.

Many of her books have been adopted as supplemental texts at universities throughout the U.S., Canada, India, Pakistan, and Catalonia. They are sold in 46 countries, and are displayed in major metropolitan cultural centers. These books have been reviewed, recommended, and praised by hundreds of critics, librarians, and professors worldwide.

Two of her books have been Featured Selections of Writer’s Digest Book Club. She is regularly interviewed by major print, radio, and television organizations throughout the U.S. She signs books at libraries, chain bookstores, and university bookstores, and does poetry readings at art centers, cafes, tea houses, and galleries.

She was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She has won 56 poetry awards, writing 14 poetic forms. Her poetry has been translated into eight languages. She does illustrated solo poetry exhibits 365 days a year at libraries, galleries, corporate buildings, hospitals, convention centers, park districts, and other venues. Her individual poems have been displayed at supermarkets, apparel and wine shops, banks, botanic gardens, wooded parks, restaurants, and on public transit.

She was nominated and listed in “The International Authors and Writers Who’s Who” in Cambridge, England and in the “Who’s Who In Writers, Editors & Poets U.S./Canada.” She hosted her own radio program, “Poetry Beat,” on public broadcasting. Her poetry has been featured on several library websites including those of Shreve Memorial Library in Louisiana and Cornell University’s Mann Library.

Her background includes positions as a feature editor and columnist at daily newspapers and as a magazine editor. She was a public relations director for a non-profit organization. She is currently self-employed as a public relations/marketing consultant, having served a total of 118 clients in 23 states for the past several decades . In other professional areas, she has been on university faculties, teaching French, Italian, and Writing.

She regularly give lectures and workshops on publishing, journalism, publicity, poetry, and creativity to business and professional groups, and at writer’s conferences, universities, literary festivals, non-profit organizations, and libraries. She has been a writer-in-residence at universities.

There have been about 400 articles written about her in the media. She has served on the Boards of writers’ organizations. Her most recent positions were as Midwest Regional Coordinator of The Haiku Society of America, and subsequently, as its Second Vice President. ...more

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	Haiku and Senryu: A Simple Guide for All 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings	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
	Ripples of Air: Poems of Healing it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	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
	You Can Be a Columnist: Writing and Selling Your Way to Prestige it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1993	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
	Beginners' Guide to Writing and Selling Quality Features: A Simple Course in Freelancing for Newspapers, Magazines 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1990 — 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
	Checkout Time is Soon: More Death Awareness Haiku by Robert Epstein, Charlotte Digregorio (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Everything You Need To Know About Nursing Homes: The Family's Comprehensive Guide To Either Working With The Institution Or Finding Care Alternatives 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005	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
	Your Original Personal Ad: The Complete Guide to Expressing Your Unique Sentiments to Find Your Dream Person 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1995	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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