Part 4 – Book Launch – 3 MORE DAYS
Part 4: 3 More Days
Behind Our Eyes Book Launch
Songs for the Pilgrimage by Lynda McKinney Lambert
Songs for the Pilgrimage. My latest book now available on Amazon and all book sellers. Poems, Travel Journal Stories, Memoirs.
Book Launch
Zoom Meeting Event
Sponsored by Behind Our Eyes
April 13 at 7 p.m. (Eastern)
Songs for the Pilgrimage
Songs for the Pilgrimage – Meet the Author Book Launch
*** You are invited to come and bring a friend, too!
*** Special – A Zoom event!!
*** Please Join the conversation on THURSDAY – April 13, 7 p.m. (Eastern)
*** Lynda will be interviewed by Carol Farnsworth, Author of Blind on the Bright Side Blog and a member of Behind Our Eyes.
*** Four featured guests will contribute to this memorable hour of poetry.
Featured Review: From Amazon
by Robbie Cheadle Word Craft Poetry
Songs for the Pilgrimage is an unusual and interesting collection of poems, interspersed with journal entries from the poets annual journeys to Austria where she taught a month long drawing and writing course. The journal entries provide a lot of insight into the poet’s life and experiences during these times and dovetail with the poems which expand on these experiences by vividly depicting the sights, smells, and thoughts of the poet. The poems are mainly freestyle and cover a full spectrum of observations including interpretations of different artworks, songs, and music.
My favorite poem in this collection and the one that demonstrates the vividness of the imagery presented in these poems is called
How Vivaldi Learned to Dance:
“Antonio Vivaldi heard a new beat
began to dance inside his soul
Concerto Grosso came to visit him
D-Major opened his eyes at dawn
every set of notes in the strong
foot-stomping beginning
gave his soul a new pair of wings
horns, oboes, 2 violins, Vivaldi cast the spell
imagination approached the heavenly realm
just as his nimble feet urged him to dance on clouds
kicking up his heels, high off the pungent streets
lively staccato andante reminded
Medieval Venetians to stroll on sunny afternoons
narrow passageways, the scent of Italian lilies floats
over cobblestone paths Vivaldi’s thoughts
pulsed cautiously into the Adagio duet
quiet staccato notes changed his rhythm
roaming violin twins began a centripetal dance
slow and steady – up, down, up, down, up
the long final chord ended his journey on
urban bridges of arched stone
violin solos of his butterfly visions soared
where playful frantic allegro takes flight
X is the unknow factor when the master musician
yearns for one more summer day in Venice
Zeitgeist. His presence spanned the Baroque ages.”
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I chose to share this particular poem because I feel it represents everything I enjoyed about this book. The vivid imagery is demonstrated in many places with the depictions incorporating the senses of sight, sound, movement/touch, and smell, The references to the music show the poet’s appreciation of Vivaldi, the Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, impresario, and Roman Catholic priest and her love of all of these things, including her religion. There is a strong theme of faith and religious respect running through this book. There is also a haunting attraction for Venice and all it offers which ties in with the overarching concept of a pilgrimage.
An intriguing and enjoyable book of prose and poetry.
Lynda’s Hands at Work_ by Charles R. Lambert.
Lynda’s internationally recognized art work is created using an Acrobat CCTV in her fiber art studio. Her work wins awards and is featured in collections world-wide.
*** April 13, 2023, THURSDAY, 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time
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American Poet – Lynda McKinney Lambert is the
Spotlighted Author
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Lynda’s presentation will focus on her latest collection of poetry, stories, meditations, and journal reflections
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