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Hello again, poetry lovers! Next up in SHINE's mini October book series, is a brand new title by Upstate New York poet, Carol Mikoda. Carol's book Outside of Time launched last week from Kelsay Books. It was an honor to have an early peek at this new collection. Here's my review. You can purchase your copy by clicking on the cover art below. Thank you, Carol, for sharing your news with the SHINE poetry community! In Outside of Time (Kelsay Books), Carol Mikoda proffers nature as metaphor for meaning, and the abstract as explainable by the observable world. She broaches heavy topics such as the concept of time and purposeful existence, in this aptly named collection; and teases at an underlying theme of acceptance (howsoever the reader wishes to interpret it). And Mikoda does not disappoint the reader who expects a bit of her wit and whimsy – with poems such as “Time Travellers” and “When the Time Comes.” For me, the closing line from “In My Midnight Kitchen” sums up the concept of this book beautifully, I fill a bowl with acceptance | of whatever is present now, | and also | now. Mikoda’s new collection strikes the crucial balance between what is pleasant to read, and what is important to read. Don’t miss it! -SAMANTHA TERRELL, EIC SHINE international poetry series   After a long career as an educator, Carol Mikoda now spends much of her time writing poetry. Under the influence of ee cummings, Rumi, Hafiz, Bashō, Millay, Oliver, and others, she writes poems filled with nature and spirit, from her yellow table above Seneca Lake in central New York State. Her work has appeared in many literary journals, most recently Wild Greens, Inkfish, and Blue Heron Review. Her first chapbook, While You Wait, is available from the author; her second, Wind and Water, Leaf and Lake, is available from Finishing Line Press. Her prose poem, “Jesus at the Pub,” was nominated for Best of the Net and The Pushcart Prize. She has strong attachments to clouds, trees, water, and music. Contact her at [email protected] or through The Yellow Table on Substack.
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SHINE - International Poetry Series
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From the international poetry community, we have a "luxury of stars," as Sylvia Plath might say, and it is SHINE's honor to provide a home for their words with the online Spotlight series as well as SHINE Quarterly. Click on the logo above to learn more. And...keep writing, keep shining!
In poetry, Samantha Terrell, EIC SYLVIA PLATH
Stars Over the Dordogne Stars are dropping thick as stones into the twiggy
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