Robbie’s Inspiration: WordCrafter Book Blog Tour: Poetry Treasures 3: Passions – Meet Yvette M. Calleiro and Penny Wilson #poetrycommunity #PT3:Passions

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Today, I am delighted to welcome to amazing poets and contributors to Poetry Treasures 3: Passions: Yvette M. Calleiro and Penny Wilson.

Meet Yvette M. Calleiro

Yvette M. Calleiro is the author of the Chronicles of the Diasodz fantasy series, HYPE, and several short stories. As a heavily addicted reader of both young adult and adult novels, she spends most of her time pseudo-living in paranormal worlds with her fictional friends (and boyfriends).

When she’s living among real people, she is a middle school Reading and Language Arts teacher. She’s been sharing her love of literature with her students for over twenty years. Besides writing about the various characters that whisper (and sometimes scream) in her head, she enjoys traveling, watching movies, spending quality time with family and friends, and enjoying the beauty of the ocean. Yvette lives in Miami, Florida, with her incredible son who has embraced her love for paranormal and adventurous stories. She also shares her space with an assortment of crazy saltwater animals in her 300-gallon tank.

Picture caption: Author photograph of Yvette M. Calleiro. Yvette has medium length black hair, brown eyes and a most engaging smile

Inspiration for Yvette’s poem “Ocean Calm” included in Poetry Treasures 3: Passions

I have always had an affinity to water, especially ocean water. There is something about it that relaxes my soul and body thoroughly. I am blessed to live close enough to the ocean to go almost every weekend. When my anxiety has a grip on me, the ocean lessens its hold. On the day I wrote this poem, I was heavy in my rumination of negative thoughts. I dug my feet in the sand to ground me and watched the waves lap upon the shore. I timed my breath to their rhythm and felt my mind silence those thoughts. In their place, I began to create this poem, focusing on the calmness of just being, whether that calls for flexibility or for strength. I noticed my anxiety dissolve as I realized I could be the grains of sand, acknowledging my negative thoughts but choosing to let them go, taking away their power. And so, as with the waves, I let the thoughts come and go, ebb and flow.

Reading of “Ocean Calm”

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Meet Penny Wilson

Penny Wilson is a freelance writer who writes in several genres. A love of reading was instilled in her at an early age. This led to her reading well above her grade level as a child. Because of this, her love of poetry and writing has been life-long.

She has written articles for WOW Women on Writing. Her poetry has been published in online journals, such as Ariel Chart, Spill Words Press and the Poppy Road Review. Penny is a member of the Austin Poetry Society. Her poetry has been featured in the publication America’s Emerging Poets 2018 & 2019 by Z Publishing and Poets Quarterly and Dual Coast Magazine published by Prolific Press.

Penny is an advocate for Mental Health Awareness and has the page “Mental Health Help” on her blog. She writes about the struggles of mental illnesses and Depression. She is passionate about spreading awareness for Suicide Prevention and Domestic Abuse. She expresses her passion through her writings of poetry and life experiences. You can find more of her writings on her blog at https://pennywilsonwrites.com/ and follow her on Twitter @pennywilson123.

Picture caption: Author photograph of Penny Wilson. Penny has dark blonde hair, brown eyes, and a lovely smile

Inspiration of “Something Worth Losing”

My poem “Something Worth Losing” was inspired by the idea that we so often take for granted the everyday things in life.  Those simple things that many do not have.  The one true treasure in this world is love.  Loving and having someone to love is the greatest treasure of all.

Reading of “Something Worth Losing”

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Giveaway

Comment and let us know you were there, and get a chance to win a copy of Poetry Treasures 3: Passions in the digital format of your choice. Follow the tour and leave your comments along the way. One entry per stop.

About Poetry Treasures 3: Passions

Picture caption: The book cover for Poetry Treasures 3: Passions featuring a young girl kneeling on the beach and clutching a book. In front of her is a chest out of which eight bubbles are floating. The bubbles contain pictures of people doing different things.

Open the cover

and you will discover

the Poetry Treasures

of guests on

 Roberta Eaton Cheadle’s

2022 “Treasuring Poetry” blog series

on Writing to be Read.

Included are treasures from:

Patty Fletcher, D. Wallace Peach, Yvette Prior,

Penny Wilson, Colleen M. Chesebro, Abbie Taylor,

Yvette Calliero, , Smitha Vishwaneth,

Chris Hall, Willow Willers, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer,

and Roberta Eaton Cheadle

Pre-order/Purchase Link: https://books2read.com/u/b5qnBR 

Book trailer