Write Your Life!: Please Review My Book!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Please Review My Book!

How about writing a review of my latest book, Elder Expectations: My Life in Rictameters, and posting it on your blog and on Amazon.com? It seems that the world is not quite ready for poetry, especially rictameters, which few have heard of, by unknown elders.

This book can be read in a very short time; it's only 56 pages long. If any blogger out there is willing to write a review, I'll send you a review copy. You just provide your "snail mail" address. If the review is negative, just send it to me without posting it. I really would like your opinion.

I don't claim that this is great poetry, and I don't expect to make a fortune (it only sells for $9.95, and not much of that goes to the author). My purpose is to encourage my peers to try writing poems, whether rictameters or not.

4 comments:

Pat's Place said...: I have had my writing groups try writing richtameters and they loved the experience. I have another group meeting on Thursday--I will work writing a richtameter into the writing experience again.; July 15, 2008 at 9:58 AM
seniorwriter said...: Thanks, Pat. Would you like a review copy?; July 15, 2008 at 10:03 AM
Lisa Nanette Allender said...: If you believe I am qualified enough to write a review for you, please let me know. Although I am just becoming familiar with your work(via your blog), I think I would enjoy reading your poetry, and have an extensive background in theatre, poetry, literature....
I have reviewed books, mostly novels, and have interviewed for newspapers various authors and poets.
I'd love to Review your book, "Elder Expectations:My Life In Rictameters"; August 5, 2008 at 2:44 AM
seniorwriter said...: Thanks, Lisa. I'm sure you're more than qualified. I warn you, though, that you may be too young to appreciate these brief musings of an old lady. Check out the preview on Lulu.com (you can do that without ordering the book), and if you still want it, send me your "snail mail" address and I'll mail you a copy.

http://www.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=2333315; August 5, 2008 at 6:03 AM

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I live on the thirty-fifth floor of a senior highrise on Chicago's Gold Coast. I retired in 1999 after 40 years in the English Department of Wilbur Wright College, on Chicago's Northwest Side, where I was department chair for 7 years and Wright's Distinguished Service Professor for 1995-96.

In late 2005, I found myself retired, widowed, 73, and depressed, so I set out to find contentment through reflection and writing. My first published book, Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor (2006), is a series of personal essays recounting that quest and some of the experiences that came before it. My second is Seniorwriting: A Brief Guide for Seniors Who Want to Write (2007). My third is poetry, Elder Expectations: My Life in Rictameters (2008). My writing also includes a column for eGenerations.com.

I advocate writing for everyone, and hope to encourage my fellow senior citizens to write. I am a member of the Illinois Woman's Press Association, The Story Circle Network, The Authors Marketing Group, and the Chicago Writers Associaion and a volunteer at the Chicago Cultural Center. Please comment on my posts!

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