A green an ancient light

I loved this book, It is one of those Ive been reading a page here or there for years, till a few days ago I decided to finish reading it. The imagery is lush and dreamy, and the characters are realistic including Mr. Girandole, and R. the forign enemy fighter piolet, the narrator saves with his Grandmother and Girandole, who is a faun. This is a fantastic coming of age book, with a riddle at it's heart. Perhaps the best book I've read this year...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2962440337

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In Season's Dream---Reviewed by The Columbia Review

I just read a beautiful review of my poetry book, In Season's Dream.

                                   "A rich collection of poems with a powerful theme, deep insight, and rich
                                    imagery. Excellent!" The Columbia Review. 

I encourage everyone to read the entire review. It is fairly written, and touches upon some interesting areas of my writing. Hope you get a chance to get a copy and flip through it. It will be at the Book Expo America show in New York at the end of May, with the Foreword booth.
But follow this link and read the review http://www.thecolumbiareview.com/seasons-dream-r-tirrell-leonard-jr-2015/

Ploughshares Spring edition is out

If you subscribe to Ploughshares or buy it from your bookstore or borrow it from a library, the spring 2015 edition is out and in the back with the advertisements, is an ad for "In The Murmuring Trees."

   This ad was designed by Alexandra Artiano, and seeing the beautiful job she'd done with it was the main reason I'd hired her for "In Season's Dream," when I ran into a problem with the publisher over the proposed cover. I can not recommend her enough, she does beautiful work.

On Edgar

Here is a review by R.: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1243550335

Over a few hours from five at night till half past one in the morning,  I read Edgar Allan Poe,  the fever called living. It chronicles his chaotic life and good fortune.  His deep love of his wife Virginia clemm to his falling apart at her demise. A heartrending journey, a climb out of his boozy destruction to sobriety and engagement.  And the weird circumstances of his bizarre death. As well the odd events that occurred after his death, and reunion of the family post mortem. All in all any Poe fan should read this book.

Thirty second spot

In Season's Dream: https://youtu.be/wYkHlU5r0Vo   I created a cool video trailer for my new book with a free app.

Morning Cuppa

Enjoying a morning cup of coffee before I run out the door to race to my job. I am always getting lost in thought and then realize too late that I am going to be late.
But the sun  is up, and I must run. I'll chat a bit more in the evening. Eventually I will get the hang of all of this, I just must keep at it.