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Poetry News
I am so proud to have Joanne Olivieri as our featured poet in this
issue. Joanne has two published chapbooks. Her first book, "Red Lanterns"
was on Shadow Poetry's best-selling list for many months. This book was inspired by
a trip to Hong Kong. "Serenity," a compilation of beautiful and serene
poetry, has also had great success. I know that you will enjoy the spectacular images
and the sense of peace you will feel when you read Joanne's work. Please read all about
Joanne on her featured page. Also, visit her websites
at:
joanneolivieri.tripod.com
Ya'Sou! Online E-zine
This issue of Blue Turtle Crossing is the biggest yet. The number of poets has
nearly doubled, and the quality of these poets' work is so impressive. I am so
excited by this, and hope this trend continues! I had to turn away several
poets in the past few weeks in order to finalize this issue. The good news is that
the next issue promises to be just as diverse and
packed with fantastic poets' work. I am so happy to shine the
spotlight on new and emerging poets. It's my way of giving back to the poetic
community, so many thanks! Keep those submissions coming, poets.
I am extremely pleased to have the following poets spotlighted,
in addition to our featured poet Joanne Olivieri: Geri Ahearn, Bernice Angoh, Douglas
Archambault, Genny Borleis, Lillian Brummet, Jim Cole, Linda Cole, Maryann Corrigan,
Anna Donovan, Ron Howard, Lynn C. Johnston, Cindy Jost, Danielle Pierre,
Colleen C. Smith, Hilda Soares, and Tammy Whisman. I have come to know many of these
fine writers through my networking on myspace and the NING networks. All are extremely
gifted poets who have either been published on-line, in print, or both. I hope you
will take time to read their outstanding work, and to visit their various sites online
to learn more about them. They are simply fascinating people! Many thanks
to all of them for their wonderful contributions!
I am still working on finalizing my first poetry book. Many of you know that I am
planning to dedicate it to my beloved father, Philip Thomas Keller, who passed
away in February 2003. It will be entitled "Shadows of My Father" and will
feature his Air Force photograph on the
cover of the book. I had hoped to have it completed in 2007, but other projects and
commitments prevented me from reaching this goal. It is my goal to have it published
by the end of 2008!
Some more of my poems and photographs have made it to print publication in SP Quill Magazine.
"Silk Tapestry" was published in the Summer 2007 edition. "On Freedom's Shore"
and three etheree poems, "Ocracoke Ferry","Wind Into Sun" and "The Guitarist"
were featured in the Fall 2007 edition. "Searching For Truth" was published in the Winter 2008
issue.
You can purchase by clicking on the link below:
SP Quill Magazine
The third issue of Phosphorescence Magazine did another three page spread with eleven of my
photographs, including "Pink Palm Skies," "Red Male Cardinal," "Indian Summer Day,"
and "Jumping." My poems "Moon Child," "Jigsaw," "Sonnet For A Mother's
Anxiety," and "Meeting Jordan" were featured in the 3rd issue, which was released in
October 2007. You can order a copy of this fabulous glossy art magazine at this link:
Phosphorescence Magazine, Issue 3
I am a member of Shadow Poetry, and have my own webpage on their site. Be sure to visit, and
read some of the poems that I have posted there, along with my photography. Shadow Poetry produces
high quality chapbooks and two magazines, The SP Quill and White Lotus Haiku Book. I have quite
a few in my collection, including two spectacular ones by Joanne Olivieri, which are listed this website.
I am pleased to announce that my poem "Silk Tapestry," which was published in the SP Quill last
year, took First Place in the quarterly SP Quill Top Ten. In this contest, subscribers vote on their top ten
favorite poems published in that issue. The top ten poems are listed, and the winning poem is reprinted in
the subsequent issue. Imagine my surprise, leafing through the magazine and discovering my poem was the
winning poem!
Shadow Poetry - Colleen M. Breuning
Click below to visit Joanne Olivieri's Ya'Sou e-zine website, where she has made me a
resident poet and photographer. She has featured three of my poems: "Daylight"
"Drowning"and "On Freedom's Shore"
Ya'Sou! Online
My on-line poetry group is still working on our group poetry book.
Though it has been a slow process because the five of us are busy
multi-taskers, we are hoping that 2008 is the year we finally have
our collaborative book published. Will keep you posted on this.
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Publicity News
Lillian Brummet, who appears a second time in Blue Turtle this issue,
hosts with her husband Dave a Blog Talk Radio show on the internet, entitled "Conscious
Discussions." They hold discussions on issues such as the environment,
recycling, and also conduct interviews with authors. I had the pleasure of being
interviewed live on her show last month, January 22, 2008. The topic was "The Healing Power
of Poetry." We discussed how poetry can be used to bring about understanding, healing and
bridge the gap of time. We also got a chance to discuss how Blue Turtle Crossing came to be,
my poetry and photography. I also had the pleasure of reading 3 of my poems live: "Silk Tapestry,"
"Shadows of My Father" and "Raindrops." We both received some very positive feed back about
the show. Many thanks to my friend Lillian for giving me this awesome opportunity! And don't worry,
if you missed it live, just click below to access the archived show:
To check out other Conscious Discussions shows, click below:
Photography News
I am currently taking an Adobe Photoshop class to enhance my photography editing skills,
which are sorely lacking, I hate to admit. The program is so powerful, and I want to increase
my knowledge in this area. I have begun to create Picture Poems, which is a very popular
pasttime within the myspace poetic community. Before long, I hope to be creating some more
for Blue Turtle and other e-zines. It is so much fun!
I also have a featured photography on the Ya'Sou website and on Pink Mouse Pub:
My Photography on Ya'Sou!
My Photography at Pink Mouse Pub
The editor of Shadow Poetry is also interested in making some of my photography work
available for their authors to choose as a cover design for their chapbooks.
Nothing is set in stone just yet. If you are an author and are interested in using
any of my photos for your books, please contact me.
Web Design & Continuing Ed News
In 2006 and 2007, I completed two courses on HTML Code and Web Design in the past year.
I designed this website using external style sheets. This site has also been upgraded and
is now a banner-free website. However, if you are still seeing banners or pop-ups when
viewing this website, you will need to clear out the cache and the cookies on your computer
by going into Control panel, internet options. I hope this works for you, as those pop-ups and banners really
are annoying! I think this makes the website more effective and professional.
When viewing Blue Turtle Crossing, please be sure to maximize the screen within your browser, for best viewing and
reading. Otherwise, the columns may run appear cramped and poetry lines will truncate.
The next class I plan to take is the Dreamweaver Web Design program. I just got the program, and
would like to utilize this program for the June issue. It has been very beneficial for me
to learn the html coding, but the bigger the site becomes, the more work involved. Building the custom pages
for every one of the poets' pages in this issue took many, many hours of coding and refining.
Since Blue Turtle has expanded dramatically, my next step is to simplify the coding, spend more time on creativity,
and enhance the site's appearance.
Speaking of Web Design, my son Vincent Breuning has launched his own website to promote
his services for website or graphic design. He is a senior at Florida State University and is scheduled
to graduate this summer. Check out his site at:
vincebreuning.com
Please note that the e-mail address for this website has changed.
All website-related inquiries should be sent to this address from this point on:
editor@blueturtlecrossing.com
Do not send any attachments unless I have given approval for you to do so.
They will NOT be opened!
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