Biography:
Miriam Hurdle is multi-genre writer. She writes poetry, flash fiction, short stories and memoir.
She is passionate about poetry and her favorite poets are Robert Frost with his poems "The Road Not Taken," and Linda Pastan with her poem "To a Daughter Leaving Home."
Music has rooted in her life. Being a soloist as a teenager led her to taking voice lessons and to have ongoing singing engagements. She continues to sing soprano in choral groups. Lyrics have a major influence in the natural flow of her melodic writing. She writes memoir in the form of poetry.
She took photos when the films were black and white. Photography is still her enjoyable hobby. Drawing and painting were fun activities as a child. Her favorite was to draw a Japanese girl with big eyes, long hair, small lips and chin. She resumed drawing and watercolor painting several years ago. In her poetry collection, photos and paintings are included to illustrate the poems.
She earned a Doctorate of Education from the University of La Verne in California. After two years of rehabilitation counseling, fifteen years of public school teaching and ten years in school district administration, she retired and enjoys life with her husband in southern California. She makes frequent visits to her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter in Oregon.
My Poetry Book:
Songs of Heartstrings - Poems of Gratitude and Beatitude was published in October 2018.
It received 20 positie reviews in five months.
The book was sent to Readers' Favorite for a review and received a FiveFstars award with a seal.
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Review:
Songs of Heartstrings: Poems of Gratitude and Beatitude by Miriam Hurdle is a collection of contemporary poems. In this collection, Miriam has written poems on a number of topics that cover different facets of life. The book is divided into broad categories such as Songs of Nature, Songs of Dissonance, Songs of Marriage, Songs of Parenthood, Songs of Physical Healing, Songs of Reflections, Songs of Challenge, Songs of Inspiration, etc. Each of these broad topics in turn covers various aspects of life under that theme and each poem is based around that subject matter. The poems are fairly short and usually run to a page or two.
I thought Songs of Heartstrings: Poems of Gratitude and Beatitude was a calming book in the sense that most of the poems tend to evoke feelings of nature or peacefulness. The poems cover routine aspects of life for most people and talk about human emotions and experiences in everyday lives. Hence, there is an emphasis on topics such as nature, parenthood, challenges in life, musings and reflections. I tended to like the poems in the Nature and Physical Healing section the most but this is simply a matter of personal preference. Some of my favorite poems include Light and Dark, Edible Garden, and Nature’s Gift of Green, among others. Miriam writes in a gentle, evocative voice and, as such, the poems probably have a universal appeal. I can see young adults and older people alike enjoying this collection. Overall, this is a good poetry book that fans of the genre will surely appreciate.
Success of Sales:
The book had a promotion on Amazon in early March 2019 and ranked #3 of the Top 100 Best Sellers of Kindle.
Ongoing Promotion of the book:
I'm a member of several authors' groups. I have 7000 blog follower who appreciate my posts and writing.
My Writing:
The article about my cancer journey was included in
UNDERSTANDING: An Anthology of True and Significant Life Events published in April, 2019 on Amazon (see my Amazon Author Page).
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Songs of Heartstrings is a poetry collections based on Miriam Hurdle's true life experiences
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