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Blooming Red: Christmas Poetry for the Rational
Part of the multi award-winning Celebration Series of books and chapbooks of poetry by Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Magdalena Ball, Blooming Red focuses on the Christmas season.
60 pages, Paperback
First published December 4, 2009
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Magdalena Ball
45 books150 followersMagdalena Ball runs Compulsive Reader http://www.compulsivereader.com. Her stories, poetry, reviews and articles have appeared in many printed anthologies and journals, and have won several awards. She is the author of Bobish, The Density of Compact Bone, Unmaking Atoms, Black Cow, Repulsion Thrust, The Art of Assessment, Quark Soup, Sleep Before Evening and many other collaborations. Find out more at http://www.magdalenaball.com
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November 14, 2013
Blooming Red: Christmas Poetry for the Rational
by Magdalena Ball , Carolyn Howard-Johnson
A perfect short collection of poetry just in time for Christmas.
With two Authors each original and different writing styles, this book has something for everyone. I highly recommend to poetry lovers of all ages.
My favorites:
by Magdalena Ball are; Year End, On The Dot & Carol to the Universe.yn by Carol Howard-Johnson are; Cruising Santa Clause, Greatest Gifts on High & Test of Faith.
by Magdalena Ball , Carolyn Howard-Johnson
A perfect short collection of poetry just in time for Christmas.
With two Authors each original and different writing styles, this book has something for everyone. I highly recommend to poetry lovers of all ages.
My favorites:
by Magdalena Ball are; Year End, On The Dot & Carol to the Universe.yn by Carol Howard-Johnson are; Cruising Santa Clause, Greatest Gifts on High & Test of Faith.
January 12, 2011
Blooming Red: Christmas Poetry for the Rational
Just the subtitle made me curious to read this little stocking-stuffer of a Christmas book of poetry. Ball and Howard-Johnson each contributed thirteen poems of various lengths and attitudes.
I confess I'm not as much of a poetry fan as an arm's length admirer, but I certainly picked up on the emotion in many of these poems.
Carolyn's poems touch a glancing blow toward the commercialism of the holiday. One in particular, Test of Faith, is an intriguing study on societal quirks. I mean, how ironic is it that of all the characters of the crèche scenes sold in stores, the infant Christ-child is the most purloined?
Magdalena's poetry uses darker punchier words to describe the harsher side of Christmas. In Infinity in Red, for instance, she asks whether bad dreams count against you if St. Nick sees you when you're sleeping and knows if you're naughty or nice.
These are poems to ponder, not necessarily read aloud with the family on Christmas Eve. They encourage a thoughtful attitude about the reality of American society.
The poems are free-form with a lyric visual grace.
Magdalena Ball is the owner of TheCompulsiveReader.com, and Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the guru of all things Frugal at HowToDoItFrugally.com.
Just the subtitle made me curious to read this little stocking-stuffer of a Christmas book of poetry. Ball and Howard-Johnson each contributed thirteen poems of various lengths and attitudes.
I confess I'm not as much of a poetry fan as an arm's length admirer, but I certainly picked up on the emotion in many of these poems.
Carolyn's poems touch a glancing blow toward the commercialism of the holiday. One in particular, Test of Faith, is an intriguing study on societal quirks. I mean, how ironic is it that of all the characters of the crèche scenes sold in stores, the infant Christ-child is the most purloined?
Magdalena's poetry uses darker punchier words to describe the harsher side of Christmas. In Infinity in Red, for instance, she asks whether bad dreams count against you if St. Nick sees you when you're sleeping and knows if you're naughty or nice.
These are poems to ponder, not necessarily read aloud with the family on Christmas Eve. They encourage a thoughtful attitude about the reality of American society.
The poems are free-form with a lyric visual grace.
Magdalena Ball is the owner of TheCompulsiveReader.com, and Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the guru of all things Frugal at HowToDoItFrugally.com.
August 28, 2011
This is the fourth in the Celebration Series by Magdalena Ball and me. It is by far our most popular. Many are using it as intended--as holiday cards. To learn more about how to buy them in bulk (at a discount) for that purpose go to www.budurl.com/BloomingRed. I gave it a five-star review because...well, I'm darn proud of it. The artwork is a watercolor by Vicki Thomas.
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October 16, 2011MWSA 2011 Silver Medal for a Book of Poetry
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