Welcome to my writing and nature-photography site. It will remain a work-in-progress as I post poems, remove others, and continue to create new pages for guest poets. The link to my sister site, which is all photography, is http://www.novascotianature.com
My work has been featured in print as well as on several internet poetry forums and in 2005, some of it was collected into my first poetry book, "Cleansing", published by Rising Tide Press. A second and smaller book, "Beeline", was published by Lopside Press in the US. Most recently, Fortunate Childe Press has included several of my poems in two anthologies - Lilith: A Collection of Women's Writes (2009); Postcards from Eve (2010); Tipping the Sacred Cow (2011) and Vintage (2011). In my opinion, this small press is producing books of exceptional quality, in terms of both their written content and their visual appeal. It's an honour to have been a part of these four collections.
My poem, "Carol for The Brokenhearted", from the print anthology Lilith, was nominated by Fortunate Childe Publications for a 2010 Pushcart Prize. FC is listed in my links or you may access it here: http://fortunatechildepublications.yolasite.com/
I received my second 2010 Pushcart nomination for "Once-Woman in the Inn Garden" published by Victorian Violet Press. http://karenkelsay.com/christmas/tate.html and a third Pushcart nomination in 2011 for "Tern, Tern, Tern" from the print anthologyVintage, also published by Fortunate Childe (see above).
And I've just been most gratified to receive two more Pushcart 2011 nominations for my work - one for a poem and the other, for a short story. Please read the following Announcement for details.
Enjoy the site - and please tell others about it. Thanks for visiting! - Brenda
11-11-11: I am pleased and proud to announce the release of Wingflash, my latest poetry collection. It is dedicated to the memory of my father, Lt.-Cmdr. Albert Thomas Levy (1913-1985) who served in the Canadian Navy during WWII and for some years afterwards. On this Remembrance and Memorial Day of 2011, it seems a fitting time to announce this book. I believe that my Dad would have enjoyed reading it.
Many thanks to Pink Petticoat Press, and to publisher-editor L.M. Freeman. Appreciation also goes to my friend, Carla Martin-Wood, whose considerable talents with layout and print design have been made available to Pink Petticoat for this publication. Wingflash is also being released in the company of a fine collection by Margot Brown, a fellow poet and Pushcart nominee whose work well deserves attention. We are both privileged to have been included among Pink Petticoat’s initial publications.
I’m also happy to share the news of my two Pushcart Prize nominations drawn from this new collection. One is for an older poem, "I No Gone Cat, You Just Not See Me", which some of you might remember having read elsewhere. The other nom is for a short story, "Calving Season", which incorporates passages of poetry but stands firmly in the 'prose' camp. This is the first time I’ve placed a short story in a poetry book, and also my first Pushcart nomination for a prose piece. Thanks to Pink Petticoat for these two submissions to the Pushcart competition.
Wingflash is available to be ordered directly from Pink Petticoat, which has used Lulu as its printer and therefore, any discounts offered through the Lulu site will also apply to these releases. For those living in my local region, I will be placing a bulk order if enough interest is shown, to cut down on shipping costs. My book will then be made directly available in the Yarmouth area.
http://thepinkpetticoatpress.yolasite.com/
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