Poetry for Peace is a soulful collection of poems that gently nudges readers toward inner calm, healing, and reflection. It provides meditations on topics like prayer, loss, love, personal growth, and gratitude with prompts for reflection and aspiration. What inspired you to write this particular collection of poems?

At the time I began writing Poetry for Peace, I had a daughter who was having major health challenges and in helping her keep her focus on a brighter future, we would spend time in nature grounding and with animals and in prayer and meditation. After 7 years she was granted several miracles and went into remission. (Looking back, she was helping me realize what is truly important in this life.)My daughter’s name is Emily, I guess you could say that I was in, Emily’s school of Prayer, Love Loss, and Personal Growth & Gratitude.

I found the format of this collection intriguing. It resembles a workbook or reflection journal, allowing your readers to do more than just read the poems but actively engage with them. What inspired the format you created for this collection of poetry?

Initially, the book was published in just the Poetic format. After being contacted by Psychologists and individuals running stress clinics. As well as trauma counselors and in listening to their input on how the book was helping others I did some research and with some constructive feed-back turned the book into an interactive work-book. ( When the book was first published, I was contacted by a family who had adopted two daughters and recently lost one in an auto accident and they indicated to me they had been living in darkness ever since the accident. After they found Poetry For Peace, they could feel and see the light again, they asked me to never stop writing. This only motivated me more to turn Poetry For Peace into an interactive work or healing book.)

How did you decide on the themes that were important for you to explore in this collection?

The themes of the book were inspired by circumstances and a Higher Source and I can not take credit for them.

What is the next book that you are working on, and when will it be available?

I recently completed a book titled: Poems For Courage 52 short poetic stories to inspire and guide, this is also an interactive workbook to help inspire and guide others.

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