Outskirts Press Announces Waking the Muse, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Poetry/ General Book from Shippensburg, PA Author Melanie Simms
Shippensburg, PA, February 22, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Waking the Muse: A Collection of Poems by Melanie Simms, Edited by Gary Young by Melanie Simms, which is the author's most recent book to date. The 5 x 8 Paperback in the Poetry/ General category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $10.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/wakingthemuse was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
Little God
(for Chris)
My son
Doesnt know
His own strength;
Shadows flicker across the wall;
Ducks, Rabbits
And wolves.
He has made them
With his hands
And watches them dance
Across the moonlit wall.
He laughs as he creates
Creature after creature,
My little God.
---From Waking the Muse
by Melanie Simms
Melanie Simms' poems transcend international boundaries; as her poetry regularly sees publication in countries such as Wales, Canada, England and Australia.
You will enjoy her poems best with your heart open, allowing her muses to take you on a journey of wonder that you will not soon forget.
Ms. Simms poems speak of diverse themes that reach the cosmic heart, unveiling a symphony of image.
--- Bam Dev Sharma, Poet and Dept. Chief, Campus of International Languages, Tribhaven University,
Nepal
Melanie Simms' moving poems, the best, are well observed, telling, timely and truly speak from the heart. -- Robert Sward, University of California, Santa Cruz
This collection of poems speaks to the many emanations of the Muse as Melanie Simms has experienced them. As a whole, they capture the various lights and shadows that compromise the complex and always mysterious timbres of her life--the dissonant sorrows and the rainbow dream. Waking the Muse is an ode to the constant hope of the morning sun
Michael S. Glaser, Poet Laureate of Maryland; St. Mary's College
Deeply rooted in the Romantic tradition, her poetry is by turns humorous, mocking, serious and heart wrenching. - ---Gary Young, Poet and Printer , Greenhouse Press Review
Deftly constructed at 64 pages, Waking the Muse: A Collection of Poems by Melanie Simms, Edited by Gary Young is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Poetry/ General category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Waking the Muse meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $10.95.
Additionally, Waking the Muse can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781598006537
Format: 5 x 8 Paperback
SRP: $10.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/wakingthemuse
About the Author
Melanie Simms is an internationally published poet who employs the written language much like an artist wields a brush. As former Poet Laureate of Perry County, Pennsylvania and the Founder and President of the Association of Pennsylvania Poets Laureate, her talent is clearly heralded by many and matched only by the spirit of the muse, lighting a beacon for the soul, much the way a light house provides light for lost ships. Waking the Muse is the first in a series of recent poetic pursuits, with new works progressing quickly on the follow-up.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers full-service, custom self-publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
Little God
(for Chris)
My son
Doesnt know
His own strength;
Shadows flicker across the wall;
Ducks, Rabbits
And wolves.
He has made them
With his hands
And watches them dance
Across the moonlit wall.
He laughs as he creates
Creature after creature,
My little God.
---From Waking the Muse
by Melanie Simms
Melanie Simms' poems transcend international boundaries; as her poetry regularly sees publication in countries such as Wales, Canada, England and Australia.
You will enjoy her poems best with your heart open, allowing her muses to take you on a journey of wonder that you will not soon forget.
Ms. Simms poems speak of diverse themes that reach the cosmic heart, unveiling a symphony of image.
--- Bam Dev Sharma, Poet and Dept. Chief, Campus of International Languages, Tribhaven University,
Nepal
Melanie Simms' moving poems, the best, are well observed, telling, timely and truly speak from the heart. -- Robert Sward, University of California, Santa Cruz
This collection of poems speaks to the many emanations of the Muse as Melanie Simms has experienced them. As a whole, they capture the various lights and shadows that compromise the complex and always mysterious timbres of her life--the dissonant sorrows and the rainbow dream. Waking the Muse is an ode to the constant hope of the morning sun
Michael S. Glaser, Poet Laureate of Maryland; St. Mary's College
Deeply rooted in the Romantic tradition, her poetry is by turns humorous, mocking, serious and heart wrenching. - ---Gary Young, Poet and Printer , Greenhouse Press Review
Deftly constructed at 64 pages, Waking the Muse: A Collection of Poems by Melanie Simms, Edited by Gary Young is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Poetry/ General category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Waking the Muse meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $10.95.
Additionally, Waking the Muse can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781598006537
Format: 5 x 8 Paperback
SRP: $10.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/wakingthemuse
About the Author
Melanie Simms is an internationally published poet who employs the written language much like an artist wields a brush. As former Poet Laureate of Perry County, Pennsylvania and the Founder and President of the Association of Pennsylvania Poets Laureate, her talent is clearly heralded by many and matched only by the spirit of the muse, lighting a beacon for the soul, much the way a light house provides light for lost ships. Waking the Muse is the first in a series of recent poetic pursuits, with new works progressing quickly on the follow-up.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers full-service, custom self-publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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