This week has been busy but I’ve managed to do some work on my new poetry collection ready for its publication in the coming weeks.
I’ve had to solve some spacing issues in the kindle app and read the poems through again. Yesterday I wrote my acknowledgement and started on my introduction, which I’ll continue shortly.
I’ve had a few sales of my poetry books this month, which has been great. I had a lovely author post on social media about the collection I wrote under my pen name, saying how much she enjoyed it. It’s always such a boost! She left a review too.
The facebook algorithms are always a bit up and down but I’ve had some great responses to my grief poems recently. Some people have asked me to let me know when by book is released, which is lovely.
As well as preparing my book for publication, I’ve been preparing some of my poems for reading at this month’s Holy Moly Spoken Word poetry evening. I always look forward to this chance to connect with other poets and showcase my work. This week I’m reading two of my paranormal rhyming poems, a poem about the village I grew up in and a couple of emotive poems, including one from my new book. I also get to see what my fellow poets have to offer and always look forward to hearing their work.
I love writing poems related to wellbeing and I want to close out the post by sharing one with you.
Check in with you
Checking in is a kind thing to do
But never forget to check in with you
Find a quiet place to sit and reflect
No one will mind; no one will object
Think about how your day has gone
Is there anything you need to reflect upon?
Think about anything preying on your mind
Remember, remember to always be kind
Think things through, but do not dwell
Instead focus on those things that went well
Tell yourself that you’re doing great
Treat yourself like you’d treat your best mate.
Jen Elvy
Thank you for reading this and I’ll touch base again next week.
Jen xx
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