Online dating is a transformative concept that helps us reorient and reenergize how we think about ourselves and the steps we take to approach others. Full of funny stories and good advice, Let's Meet for Coffee will shine a light of hope on anyone who is searching for love at a certain stage of life. This book explores all the emotions, difficult decisions, and triumphs that accompany every person trying to find their perfect match. For anyone who is or will someday experience that challenge, this story holds a message of courage, hope, and loyalty that transcends the dating world.
The Ninth poetry book by English poet Steven Michael Pape, the follow up to the 2018 book, ' A weapon called the word' an unflinching look at society today recalled through poetry, poems about poverty, homelessness, knife crime and several others, an eclectic collection with poems for every reader.'DEEP, DARK, HONEST AND HAUNTING'-Mandasue Heller, Author of Brutal
A CLOSED MIND IS AN OPEN TRAP New And Selected Poems is a collection of Steve Michael Pape's newest poetry combined with a generous helping of the best poems from his previous collections, as selected by the author. When he published "The Awakening Soul, his first book of poetry, in October 2009, Steven Michael Pape introduced himself to his readers by saying that he had been writing poetry for 18 years. Eighteen years is a relatively long time to be at your craft, especially when that time frame places Mr. Pape's first poetic efforts at the tender age of seventeen. 17 is a pivotal age for a young person, then, now and in any era, in this or any other century. And while many thoughtful adolescents write poetry, most of them do not continue to do so for more than a few years at most. They write until they feel that they have properly vented their innermost thoughts or until they are distracted by family, careers, video games or other worthwhile pursuits available in the twenty-first century. So here is Steven Michael Pape still at it, his soul still awakening, still believing in the potency of the spoken word: "This is the spoken word, and this is the truth An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth" ................................................... "Some of them real and some dredged from the depths There are tales of life and then tales of death." There are many poems here about life, death, and death in life, and life in death. The death in life poems are mainly about the machine, a recurring concept which seems to describe the lot of the present day working class young Englishman: "We are part of the machine Rusted by the sweat of innocents Held conscious by our thoughts." But then: "Some refuse the control, Militant minds in chaos united Trying to overthrow the machine." Innocence is another recurring theme, in both the new poems and in the selected, older poems. Despite the raging unemployment, the unpaid bills, the despair he sees everywhere in his native land, Mr. Pape finds solace in the word itself, in the memories of his own innocent times and in the faces of the children, just born and yet to be born, for whose future he is both cautiously optimistic and solicitous. While there is no more than a slight glimmer of hope in the poems about his city, there is something of a ragged beauty to be found there, amongst the stark, realistic observations he makes of the streets he walks daily. Much more beauty, hope and enlightenment appear in the frequent poems about nature, about the night and the moonlight: "Vibrant bright full moon tonight It's everywhere in my sight Eclipsing heaven with its glow Encased by planets with its show. A vast light bulb in the black sky Just a hint of cloud covers the eye Mysterious night full of desire Brightest midnight do not expire." This is a poet, who has come into his own, who writes out of anger, despair, love of family, love of nature and his own observing mind observing his soul observing itself: "People are born as others die, It's all the same in my minds' eye Buddhists teach of being reborn, A pretty girl, a rose, a thorn." In the poem, An American in Paris, which ends with the lines, Le po te est mort, Le po te est mort, Mr. Pape also writes: "Tonight will be his calling, the day of his rebirth In an upstairs apartment as the night draws still He feels the end approaching, he is ready The strangest life he has ever known." No doubt. you will come to the same conclusion when you have read and re-read and digested the poems in this fine collection by a richly talented and devoted writer: Le po te est vivant
Steven Michael Pape s Life in the past frame is his seventh published book of poetry and contains poems on nature, children, society, loss, reflections on the past and thoughts on present day living. This book also contains images by English photographer Alan Davidson from Davidson photography which add a visual element to the collection of poems. ALL PROCEEDS FROM SALES ARE TO BE DONATED TO THE MACMILLAN CANCER UNIT AT THE ROYAL DERBY HOSPITAL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. Reviews: Life In The Past Frame is Pape's latest collection of verse (36 poems in all) and his first official poetry/photography collaboration. A photographer since 1980, Alan Davidson perpetually seeks to discover the beauty in all he captures on camera. As you can see even in the dark and surreal images he contributes to this anthology, he finds it in falling rain, run down sections of town, abandoned cars, droplets of blood, graffiti, headstones, isolated leafless trees, bleak autumn nights and so on. A few more depict what nature might look like in hell, countryside surrounding what resembles an abandoned church in the middle of nowhere, and settings that appear to show nature in a more conventional manner though implied strangeness exists there too. All these add new dimension to what Pape gathers for this collection, fueling your imagination and opening new doors of perception so to speak. The comparison to photographers who have sudden moments of inspiration and writers who have sudden moments of inspiration helps to enhance the connection between the poems and accompanying pictures. The poem Life In The Past Frame that introduces this book announces voices long silenced are about to speak again through the poet's hands. The tone darkens from here, communicating mental images of the less forgiving sides of nature, abandoned city streets and an unseen spirit world. One poem that stands out after this is Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out as it calls back to what life was like in the late 1960's. I get potent vibes of Jim Morrison from Pape's work in these pages; the imagery and the feelings evoked by it are similar in many ways. This is the next step forward for both these artists. For the big picture I'd recommend reading all Pape's previous publications. -Dave Wolff AEA Zine New York. Poet and Publisher
Lies, chaos & fake superheroes...Stewart Mitchell is a nobody. After witnessing a terrorist attack involving advanced weaponry, his life takes a left turn as he's given an offer he can't refuse: Become a real-life superhero...the only catch is that it will all be a lie.This gripping and hard-hitting tale will keep you guessing to the last page Get ready for a superhero thriller where the good guys don't stand a chance. If you love Michael Crichton, Dean Koontz, or Lincoln Child you'll LOVE Paper Heroes. The hunt for Retribution is on Pick up your copy today Praise for PAPER HEROES: "Unpredictable, great pacing, fantastic read " - Z.C."The novel hooked me, I wanted to go on this journey with the characters." - M.J."I was hooked from the first line in the book " - A.G.
The new poetry collection by English Poet Steven Michael Pape focusing on social issues like homelessness, poverty, gang culture and the Government as well as other subjects, this collection will get you thinking, looking deep into yourself, a reflection of your own life and the society in which we all live and struggle to survive in. Steven has had his work in books and magazines around the world and has had his work exhibited in England.
With advice for handling conflict, managing stress, and promoting respect, this book is for anyone longing for a more civil world. Rudeness. Crudeness. Thoughtlessness. Hostility. Uncivilized behavior is everywhere. We all recognize how much happier we'd be if the prevailing culture were a civil one. Sometimes, in order to move forward, we need to take a long look back. At the age of fourteen, George Washington wrote 110 guidelines to cultivate civility and orient himself toward others, which he called Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation. In this book author Steven Selzer examines and expands on Washington's rules, proving they're still as necessary today as they were 250 years ago. With subjects ranging from media literacy to choosing friends to nail biting, the principles and proposals in Civility will enable readers to better handle interpersonal conflicts, conduct business, manage everyday stress with grace, and treat their fellow citizens with more respect.
Wendell Berry's poetry, fiction, and essays persistently ask the question: How can we live meaningful lives in a consumer-driven, fragmented age? His honest search for health in the midst of disease has garnered attention and discussion in both conservative and progressive circles. Wendell Berry and the Cultivation of Life thoroughly examines Berry's main themes of community, place, and conservation. It offers an apology for the power of Berry's vision and the ways in which his account of the world resonates with the biblical narrative. Pastors, students, professors, and laity will discover in this book how to flesh out Berry's worldview and foster a culture of life in their neighborhoods, churches, and schools.
