Christopher Graham, aka Chris The Story Reading Ape*, has done a wonderful thing! He’s gathered together poetry written by his late mother, Mae Graham, and published it as an eBook, available worldwide! Here’s “Mae” to tell us about “her” new book!
Agnes Mae Graham (Mae)
What is your latest release and what genre is it? My Vibrating Vertabrae: and other poems
Quick description: We all have dreams, loves and hopes; but what if you are a girl growing up in 20th century Northern Ireland before, during and after the ‘Troubles’?
From the poetic thoughts of our Mother, we get a sense of what it was like, ranging from humour, sadness, wistful thinking and sometimes just downright nonsensical, these are the words of one such girl.
Each poem tells a story.
Brief biography:
I was born into a poor-in-money, rich-in-spirit-and-determination, proud, hard-working family on 2nd July, 1926.
Both my parents strongly believed that education and hard work combined were the way to success, luck playing a small part, but not to be relied on too much.
Although they both worked hard to provide a good education for all their girls, reading was our main way of learning and we devoured books.
Needless to say, I passed the work ethic and love of reading on to my own children and they have both had rich and varied lives because of it.
My father loved telling stories and reading poetry, often combining the two, so I probably got that habit from him.
My life on earth was full and varied, as you might guess from my poems.
I died on 27th December 2000, but I’m glad to say, I’ve not been forgotten.
Links to buy Mae’s book:
Amazon
Mae’s promo links:
My son has a blog and decided to call himself ‘The Story Reading Ape’ (he always was a cheeky monkey although knowing him, he’d remind me that apes do not have tails) and you can see the announcement he made HERE
Mae’s reading recommendation:
I read everything and everyone, but I must confess that my favourite genre was Murder/Mysteries.
*Chris The Story Reading Ape is known far and wide or his blog and the steadfast support he offers to many self-published authors around the world – including me! I’m only too happy now to return the favour and promote this new book he’s published of his mother’s poetry.
Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
Many Thanks to Susan for allowing me onto her site to reveal a little more about my Mum, the Author and Poet 😀
Thanks for reblogging, Chris!
Thank YOU for posting it Susan 😀 XXXXX
Absolutely my pleasure!
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Reblogged this on The Life & Times of Zoe the Fabulous Feline and commented:
Great post, thanks! Just wanted to add that Chris’ book is also available in print, which my human bought…she loooooves the cover as much as the content. No, she says the cover is great but the content is wonderful and she does mean “full of wonder.” (She told me to be sure I put her quote in there. So now maybe she’ll leave me alone.)
Thank you, Zoe! For reblogging and the info about the print version! And the quote from your human!
Yes indeed Thank You Zoe 👍😃❤️
Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Chris Graham The Story Reading Ape recently released a poetry collection in tribute to his mother who penned the poems as a celebration of life. Today he is over with Susan Toy on Reading Recommendations..
Many Thanks Sally 😘😘😘
Loved the above blog and am now enjoying Mae Graham’s poems. A beautiful tribute to your Mum and her life, Chris.
Thanks Felicity – I’m glad you’re enjoying the rest of her poems as well 😘😘😘
How wonderful to pay tribute to your mother by sharing her poetry in an e-book. Her rich-in-spirit lives on.
Thank you Diane 😘😘😘
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Many thanks for re-blogging Don 😀
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Reblogged this on Barb Caffrey's Blog and commented:
For some reason, when Chris the Story-Telling Ape put out the announcement that his mother’s book of poetry was now available, I didn’t see it…thankfully, Susan Toy did and recommended it. Now, I’m going to do the same thing.
Many thanks for sharing Barb 😀
I just wish I had seen it the first time, Chris. But Susan did…hope it helps a little. 😀
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