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  In observance of poetry month, MSI Press would like to share with its readers and fans books from two authors worth reading: One will bring a comforting smile to an unbidden tear. The other will bring an outright laugh page after page. Time spent with comforting and/or happy thoughts is time well spent indeed. Marti Wells-Smith's  Lamentations of the Heart Mingled with Peace and Joy  combines prose and poetry in a comforting missive for bereaved parents. Through its pages, one finds not only the resilience of the author but sources for anyone to develop needed resilience in the face of devastating life circumstances. When it came out, it quickly became one of Amazon's "hot, new releases." Lamentations of the Heart soulfully combines contemporary free verse poetry and nonfictional prose to tell the story of one mother's grief following the death of her only child. The author interweaves scriptural passages with the inevitable struggles to accept and make sense of...

image from DML Editing & Writing check out their latest post on " How to Write Good Poetry " In observance of poetry month, MSI Press would like to share with its readers and fans two books worth reading: One will bring a comforting smile to an unbidden tear. The other will bring an outright laugh page after page. Time spent with comforting and/or happy thoughts is time well spent indeed. Marti Wells-Smith's Lamentations of the Heart Mingled with Peace and Joy combines prose and poetry in a comforting missive for bereaved parents. Through its pages, one finds not only the resilience of the author but sources for anyone to develop needed resilience in the face of devastating life circumstances. When it came out, it quickly became one of Amazon's "hot, new releases." Lamentations of the Heart soulfully combines contemporary free verse poetry and nonfictional prose to tell the story of one mother's grief following the death of her only child. The autho...

  Excerpt from Spunky Grandmas and Other Amusing Characters (Mogren) APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED   Seems Grandma’s clothes were getting rather tight. When Grandpa said she ought to lose some weight, It very nearly caused a nasty fight For she got pleasure from the foods she ate.   She baked and ate delicious cakes and pies, Drank wine and cappuccino every day, Loved pizza, burgers, onion rings, and fries And one day threw her bathroom scale away.   Time was she’d fret about what others thought. She exercised and always was aware Of fats and carbs in all the foods she bought. But now she says, “I really don’t much care.   “I’m happy with myself the way I am. If folks don’t like it, I don’t give a damn.” Ken's book can be purchased at retail stores, online booksellers, and for 25% discount, with coupon code FF25, at the MSI Press webstore . For more posts by and about Ken Mogren and his book, click HERE . For more MSI Press h...

Ken Mogren, the sonnet guy, relates that readers of Spunky Grandmas ... and Other Amusing Characters enjoy reading his sonnets out loud. Why? Well, read the full post HERE . For more posts by and about Ken and his book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. 

  Ken Mogren, the Sonnet Guy , was featured in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on the 6-month anniversary of the publication of his book, Spunky Grandmas and Other Amusing Characters .  Read more about Ken and his delightful book HERE .                                          Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter                           Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

Ken Mogren is sharing excerpts from Spunky Grandmas….And Other Amusing Characters on the maiden voyage of the American Symphony river boat while docked in Winona, MN. Read more posts about Ken and his book HERE .                                         Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter                           Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

From reviewer Helen Dumont at Midwest Book Review:  Critique: With a very special appeal to readers who enjoy limericks and humorous verse. "Spunky Grandmas and Other Amusing Characters" is a lighthearted joy to read from first page to last. Written and illustrated with wit and comedic insight into human foibles, fables, and fun, "Spunky Grandmas and Other Amusing Characters" is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal reading lists and community library Contemporary Poetry & Humor collections. To read the rest of the review, click HERE . To read more posts about Ken and his book, including excerpts, click HRE .                                    Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter                           Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

  Today, Ken Mogren shares a post from his blog, in which he talks about being a cruise ship entertainer (becoming such as a result of the publication of his book, Spunky Grandmas and Other Amusing Characters ). Read the post HERE . For more posts about Ken and his book, click HERE .                                    Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter                           Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

  Recently, Ken Mogren, author of Spunky Grandmas and Other Amusing Characters , held a book signing at Paperbacks and Pieces bookstore in Winona, MN. For more posts about Ken and his book, click HERE .                                         Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter                           Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

  Just out, this week! If you have been waiting for the e-book version to read Spunky Grandmas and Other Amusing Characters by Ken Mogren , illustrated by Joella Goyette, your wait it over! For more books on Ken and his book, click HERE                                       Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter                           Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .