#BHBW author Jim McGarrah @jmcgarra anounces new #poetry collection

Jim McGarrah, author of OFF TRACK and MISDEMEANOR OUTLAW is very pleased to announce that Lamar University Press will be doing a 20-year retrospective of his work this summer entitled "A Balancing Act, Selected and New Poems 1998-2018." There's a wide spectrum of subject matter and styles to make even the most critical of you happy. Here's a sample.

National Anthem

David writes the President once a month
ever since he walked, stoned outta his gourd, off Khe Sahn.
Swear-to-God, once every month, no matter who’s President.

He hopes someone in the White House might remember
what could have been had we not stumbled on our own clichés,

trading handmade tie-dyes for MTV stock, swapping
vinyl records & beer bottles that pry open, for IPods, Blue Rays,
anthrax in the mail & malt beverages flavored with exotic fruits.

He chooses to ignore why we deal conscience,
like scrap metal, for corporate logos and Kalashnikov’s.

Instead, David asks the President to replace
our Star-Spangled Banner with “Sugar Magnolia” and have
a marble statue of Jerry Garcia sculpted for the Rose Garden,

painted black and back-lit with a neon bulb flashing
—Gratefully Dead—twenty-four hours a day.

Celebrate #womenshistorymonth2018 : Read about living legend @LynnieGodfrey

Lynnie Godfrey: Sharing Lessons Learned While Seeking the Spotlight

"Lynnie writes with such a warm narrative style, you can just envision yourself sitting down on a porch with her and drinking a glass of home-style lemonade.
You feel her passion for the creative arts as she takes you on her personal journey in show business.

"Lynnie's drive and discipline for her art and humanity weaves a thread through all the chapters. Her love for her parents and her heartbreak in missing them, and other members of her family is truly evident. The morals, values, and strong Christian faith Lynnie learned from her mom and dad, is a part of her DNA; which she so eloquently expresses in her book.

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Here's a little present for you, friends! Our newest book preview #tuscany #reading #cooking

Here's a snippet from an upcoming book by Alessandra Benvenuti who combines life with cooking in a totally original way!

"Even those beloved people who have passed away are kept alive by a memory of a particular food, the way it was cooked in the past and how it’s done now. It’s not just about some ingredients mixed in a rational way following a process, it’s an alchemy of love that memory keeps alive with smells and tastes we are able to recreate every time.

"I’ve carefully and jealousy kept gorgeous sets of dishes, silverware, cutlery, crystal glasses from the ‘20s that belonged to my Grandma Lelli and to Aunt Lina that I still use on special occasions with family, friends and my guests at La Maestà. But I’ve also kept simple dishes, wooden or marble rolling pins, tools, pots, lids, some of them fixed by my Grandpa Giorgio, that I still use every day … and every day and every time they bring me back to people I loved.

"Still cooking recipes that my family have always cooked before, it’s like having them beside me, continuing together the long journey of life."

Discover Alessandra Benvenuti here at LA MAESTÀ TOSCANA, located in the central part of Tuscany.