Honey Blue, Lary Castillo-wilson
At the Rim: Selected Poems
Bob Johnston
In ninety years of residence on this planet, Bob Johnston has accumulated a lot of what he calls “inner debris.” After weeding out the trash, the remainder appeared to be worth exposing to public view. The result is this small volume of poems in which he talks about love, loss, and gratitude, along with some outrage at having been propelled into a century that he doesn?t understand at all.
In the title poem, “At the Rim,” he stands at a canyon?s edge and waits for one who will never return. In “The Seven Deadly Colors,” he enters the minds of those who tested the limits of the seven deadly sins. And in “Epitaph of a Procrastinator,” he bids farewell to those who loved him. Along the way, he manages to have a few good laughs at poets, scientists, and psychiatrists.
At the Rim is available at Alamosa Books and other local bookstores.
It is also available online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Sunstone Press, 2011 ISBN 978-0-86534-814-1
Soft cover, 6 ? 9 inches, 84 pages, $14.95
The author is a retired petroleum engineer and translator. This is his first published book of poetry, and quite probably his last. His other published works include a number of papers in the scientific press and eight books translated from Russian. He waited until his sixtieth year to begin writing serious poetry, and over the next thirty years he has been trying to catch up. His poetry and short stories have been published in twenty-odd literary journals. He lives in the original Las Vegas, New Mexico with his wife, three cats, and some hope of completing his memoirs and the Great American Novel.
Exalting God through the power of the written word, author Princess Ifeoma Achusim shares twenty short yet meaningful poems that send messages of worship and glory.
Worship to God talks of the effect of the Word of God in the life of a believer, the fruits of the Spirit, communication with God, and more. After each poem,
the author provides a commentary, explaining the 
poem?s significance, including the time, place, and her inspiration for writing it.
Paired with moving illustrations that uplift the heart, enlighten the mind, and refresh the soul, Worship to God is also a loving invitation to give thanks to the Almighty through prayers and exaltation.
Available through local bookstore?s order desk or at these online bookstores: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Xlibris, or by phone at 1-888-795-4274 ext.7879.
Barbara DuBois, Socorro?s Poet Laureate, Advertises Three Chapbooks
Barbara DuBois, Socorro's Poet Laureate and Chair of the Rio Abajo Poets, is offering three chapbooks for sale. A Greek Suite is comprised of poems inspired by her tour of Greece and sells for $6.00. Country Style features poems inspired by her retirement to the country and sells for $8.00. The third chapbook, Love Lyrics, contains poems narrating the course of her relationship with her ?sweetheart? and sells for $6.00.
DuBois retired from teaching college English and publishes travel articles, grammar articles, book reviews, and poetry. When not reading or writing, she sings, swims, travels, or hikes.
You can inquire about purchasing the books at the following address:
Barbara DuBois
Post Office Box 474
Socorro, NM 87801
A Girl in a Large Rectangle: a Collection of Poetry
NMSPS Poet Deborah Barba Eagan
This recently published chapbook is available on Amazon.com for $9.95 plus shipping and handling. Poets and readers are welcome to make inquiries to the author at deborah.eagan@gmail.com or by phone at 505-889-3774 for autographed copies for $9.95 + $.75 tax.
A Girl in a Large Rectangle is the debut poetry collection of Deborah Barba Eagan, the 2006 Albuquerque Tricentennial Poet. In her poetry she shares her passion for family, music, nature, travel and ultimately for life. The cover image of this chapbook is a photo of an oil portrait of the author when she was 12 years old it when it was painted and framed in a large rectangle of gilded wood. Consequently, “A Girl in the Large Rectangle” is both the book title and the title of one the poems where the author recalls gazing at it and pondering her future. Now, much of that future has come and gone and in these poems she looks back on moments in her life.
Deborah Barba Eagan of Albuquerque, New Mexico has read her poems at several past events in Albuquerque and in Las Cruces. She belongs to SouthWest Writers, the New Mexico State Poetry Society and the Albuquerque TGIF Poetry Group. In April 2004, for National Poetry Month, she was featured on the children?s radio program, Read Albuquerque. Several of her poems have been published in the Albuquerque broadside, the Rag. As the Albuquerque Tricentennial Poet in 2006 her poem, “Come See Albuquerque,” was published on the Tricentennial website.
Honey Blue
Larry Castillo-Wilson
Honey Blue is a work of poetry that spans thirty-one years of poetry writing. The title is derived from one of the poems in which Castillo-Wilson describes the beauty of New Mexico as “sopaipilla clouds cavorting with honey blue skies.”
The work begins with a section entitled “Dreams of a Better World,” which presents a theme of aspirations for future life that is nobler and more creative than the present, a theme that is interwoven throughout the book. “The Sweetness of Life” follows with poems expressing rare moments of heightened happiness, the glory of a relationship immersed in love, and the thrill of living on the shore of beauty.
The next section is entitled, “Words Laughing.” These poems are humorous experiences Castillo-Wilson has had over the years with some “stretchers,” as Mark Twain would say. Also included are two poems written for the Children?s Poetry Project, one of which is a bilingual poem.
The next several sections are religious poems written for use in disaster relief work, in worship services, and on special occasions. The final section, “Cosmology” raises the question of the destiny of the human race in the universe.
The book may be purchased by googling “Larry Castillo-Wilson” or “Honey Blue” on Amazon.com or purchased from the author.
At the Rim: Selected PoemsBob Johnston
In ninety years of residence on this planet, Bob Johnston has accumulated a lot of what he calls “inner debris.” After weeding out the trash, the remainder appeared to be worth exposing to public view. The result is this small volume of poems in which he talks about love, loss, and gratitude, along with some outrage at having been propelled into a century that he doesn?t understand at all.
In the title poem, “At the Rim,” he stands at a canyon?s edge and waits for one who will never return. In “The Seven Deadly Colors,” he enters the minds of those who tested the limits of the seven deadly sins. And in “Epitaph of a Procrastinator,” he bids farewell to those who loved him. Along the way, he manages to have a few good laughs at poets, scientists, and psychiatrists.
At the Rim is available at Alamosa Books and other local bookstores.
It is also available online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Sunstone Press, 2011 ISBN 978-0-86534-814-1Soft cover, 6 ? 9 inches, 84 pages, $14.95
The author is a retired petroleum engineer and translator. This is his first published book of poetry, and quite probably his last. His other published works include a number of papers in the scientific press and eight books translated from Russian. He waited until his sixtieth year to begin writing serious poetry, and over the next thirty years he has been trying to catch up. His poetry and short stories have been published in twenty-odd literary journals. He lives in the original Las Vegas, New Mexico with his wife, three cats, and some hope of completing his memoirs and the Great American Novel.
Exalting God through the power of the written word, author Princess Ifeoma Achusim shares twenty short yet meaningful poems that send messages of worship and glory.
Worship to God talks of the effect of the Word of God in the life of a believer, the fruits of the Spirit, communication with God, and more. After each poem,
the author provides a commentary, explaining the poem?s significance, including the time, place, and her inspiration for writing it. Paired with moving illustrations that uplift the heart, enlighten the mind, and refresh the soul, Worship to God is also a loving invitation to give thanks to the Almighty through prayers and exaltation.
Available through local bookstore?s order desk or at these online bookstores: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Xlibris, or by phone at 1-888-795-4274 ext.7879.
Barbara DuBois, Socorro?s Poet Laureate, Advertises Three ChapbooksBarbara DuBois, Socorro's Poet Laureate and Chair of the Rio Abajo Poets, is offering three chapbooks for sale. A Greek Suite is comprised of poems inspired by her tour of Greece and sells for $6.00. Country Style features poems inspired by her retirement to the country and sells for $8.00. The third chapbook, Love Lyrics, contains poems narrating the course of her relationship with her ?sweetheart? and sells for $6.00.
DuBois retired from teaching college English and publishes travel articles, grammar articles, book reviews, and poetry. When not reading or writing, she sings, swims, travels, or hikes.
You can inquire about purchasing the books at the following address:
Barbara DuBois
Post Office Box 474
Socorro, NM 87801
A Girl in a Large Rectangle: a Collection of PoetryNMSPS Poet Deborah Barba Eagan
This recently published chapbook is available on Amazon.com for $9.95 plus shipping and handling. Poets and readers are welcome to make inquiries to the author at deborah.eagan@gmail.com or by phone at 505-889-3774 for autographed copies for $9.95 + $.75 tax.
A Girl in a Large Rectangle is the debut poetry collection of Deborah Barba Eagan, the 2006 Albuquerque Tricentennial Poet. In her poetry she shares her passion for family, music, nature, travel and ultimately for life. The cover image of this chapbook is a photo of an oil portrait of the author when she was 12 years old it when it was painted and framed in a large rectangle of gilded wood. Consequently, “A Girl in the Large Rectangle” is both the book title and the title of one the poems where the author recalls gazing at it and pondering her future. Now, much of that future has come and gone and in these poems she looks back on moments in her life.
Deborah Barba Eagan of Albuquerque, New Mexico has read her poems at several past events in Albuquerque and in Las Cruces. She belongs to SouthWest Writers, the New Mexico State Poetry Society and the Albuquerque TGIF Poetry Group. In April 2004, for National Poetry Month, she was featured on the children?s radio program, Read Albuquerque. Several of her poems have been published in the Albuquerque broadside, the Rag. As the Albuquerque Tricentennial Poet in 2006 her poem, “Come See Albuquerque,” was published on the Tricentennial website.
Honey Blue
Larry Castillo-Wilson
Honey Blue is a work of poetry that spans thirty-one years of poetry writing. The title is derived from one of the poems in which Castillo-Wilson describes the beauty of New Mexico as “sopaipilla clouds cavorting with honey blue skies.”
The work begins with a section entitled “Dreams of a Better World,” which presents a theme of aspirations for future life that is nobler and more creative than the present, a theme that is interwoven throughout the book. “The Sweetness of Life” follows with poems expressing rare moments of heightened happiness, the glory of a relationship immersed in love, and the thrill of living on the shore of beauty.
The next section is entitled, “Words Laughing.” These poems are humorous experiences Castillo-Wilson has had over the years with some “stretchers,” as Mark Twain would say. Also included are two poems written for the Children?s Poetry Project, one of which is a bilingual poem.
The next several sections are religious poems written for use in disaster relief work, in worship services, and on special occasions. The final section, “Cosmology” raises the question of the destiny of the human race in the universe.
The book may be purchased by googling “Larry Castillo-Wilson” or “Honey Blue” on Amazon.com or purchased from the author.