Publication Announcement:
Heartland: Poems From The Heart by Lura M. Newland
We have just published Heartland: Poems from The Heart, a posthumous poetry collection by Lura M. Newland (1900-1988). Lura Newland is the grandmother of poet and writer Tim Kavi. Kavi, also published by TiLu Press, has co-drafted a Foreword to the book, and the book also includes a pair of Kavi's poems. Kavi is joined during the Foreword, by his daughter, Liz Kellebrew. Liz Kellebrew is also a writer and poet. The Foreword also includes some of her poetry. This makes Heartland: Poems From The Heart a true multigenerational work.
Heartland: Poems From The Heart is a moving collection of poems that have been selected from several hundred poems that she passed on to her loved ones. The poems began while she was a young girl on a Missouri homestead following the example of her father as he too, often wrote poetry, pencil in hand. The poems celebrate family life, resilience, and dealing with wartime loss and grief--as she migrated from a small homestead in Missouri to the Pacific Northwest. She continued writing poems throughout her lifetime, commenting on family, gardening, and dealing with multiple losses. Although she never ever thought her poems were good enough to be published, her poems do portray a shining example of a courageous woman and a caring soul. Although Lura was dealing with serious issues, she chose to be resilient, courageous, witty, and compassionate to all who knew her. This is revealed in her work, which we are glad to make available to you.
Heartland: Poems From The Heart-- is just now available!
Click Here to Order The Kindle eBook
(An ePub version is being planned). ~~Li Jili
