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Gathered Rain is Good Medicine
Why I think Gathered Rain is good medicine… … As the political climate has grown more turbulent, interest in self-care has risen. Google searches for the term reached a five-year high immediately after the election last November. … if an … Continue reading
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Gathered Rain First Edition $Reduced
I’ve dropped the first edition of Gathered Rain to the lowest price Amazon will allow. It’d be great if I could offer it free of charge, but Amazon will not permit a price any lower that it is now ($5.38). … Continue reading
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New Blog Post on Goodreads Describes Gathered Rain
There is a blog on Goodreads built as a forum for authors to introduce their work. It appears to be frequented by writers who publish their own work, a choice I also made with Gathered Rain. Here’s the link to … Continue reading
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The Poetry of Gathered Rain – A Brief Analysis
Robert Bly, who’s work I deeply appreciate and enjoy, has been heard to remark with scathing criticism upon the tendency he’s seen in much modern poetry to list, catalog, and otherwise dryly describe the mere things of the world, rather … Continue reading
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What Gathered Rain Offers
Recently, I sent a copy of my 2nd Edition of Gathered Rain to my grandmother, who is also a writer and poet. I was immeasurably moved by the comments she shared with me, which I’ve quoted below. Many of the … Continue reading
Review of Gathered Rain
A gentleman who is an author, and a scholar, read my book, Gathered Rain, and offered the following review, which he published on Goodreads.
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Gathered Rain – Description
It occurred to me today that I haven’t actually published the description of my book, Gathered Rain, on Flowerwatch since the release of the Second Edition. It appears on Amazon, and on Goodreads, but not here. This is an attempt … Continue reading
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Gathered Rain on Goodreads
Gathered Rain is now appearing on Goodreads. It’s really enjoyable to work with a site that caters to the love of books. It’s a fine thing that Goodreads provides a forum for authors and readers, to talk together or apart … Continue reading
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Gathered Rain: Second Edition Available Now
I’d like to introduce the release of my Second Edition of Gathered Rain, a work of poetry and art which follows the cycle of the seasons through its manifestations in the natural world. Because I have already published a First … Continue reading
Text of a Talk about Gathered Rain
I was invited to attend a local “author’s forum” at our public library last Saturday. There were seven authors gathered to speak, in total. It was a fascinating forum. All were local writers, and each had diverse experiences of depth. … Continue reading
A Stroll in a Wintry Woods: Back-Story of a Gathered Rain Prose Poem
Many years ago, when I was in college, I took several months off, to take a break, to regather my focus and determination, to get better acquainted with my own motivations and inherent direction. It feels like another lifetime really, … Continue reading
Gathered Rain on Amazon
My new book, Gathered Rain, is now available on Amazon as a paperback or in Kindle edition. Personally, I like the tangible object, the paper book, in preference to an eBook, but I realize that I’m also old and maybe … Continue reading
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NEW BOOK, GATHERED RAIN, NURTURES the ROOTS of POETRY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW BOOK, GATHERED RAIN, NURTURES the ROOTS of POETRY Georgetown, California, June 15, 2014 ̶ Join American poet Kevin Trammel, in celebrating the release of his new book of poetry and art, Gathered Rain. Gathered Rain, is … Continue reading
Gathered Rain – Book Release Announcement
I have the pleasure today to announce the release of a book that I began some time ago and which, over the years, I’ve tweaked here and there, adding artwork, refining the poetry and the idea of the book, until … Continue reading
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First Green
This last winter ground, mantled in a paper mache cocoon of pale, dead leaves, gently yields to spring’s first ardent spikes of green -Kevin Trammel 3/6/2022 See my books, Gathered Rain, and Between the Hours, for more poetry, art, and … Continue reading
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Tagged emergence, equinox, Inspiration, rebrith, renewal, Spring
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Emergence
As spring begins to stir in the bed of winter I find the bright star of a new dandelion piercing the frosty mantle -Kevin Trammel 3/6/2022 See my books, Gathered Rain, and Between the Hours, for more poetry, art, and … Continue reading
Dancing
I’m so happy to let fall from my fingers these black stones of the day and wrap my hands in the softly whispering silk of the night’s blessed dark. The intrusion of the world shoving its daylit inanities into my … Continue reading
Dawn, A Poem from My book “Between the Hours”
For the next little while, I intend to showcase here a poem-a-day from my recent book, “Between the Hours” (Please click here for more information). Below is the first in this series. Please enjoy these! The book is divided into … Continue reading
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Tagged Between the Hours, By Kevin Trammel, Earth, Home, Sample Poem
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Recipe for Sweet Sleep
Having trouble sleeping? Take a handful of poems, and with a glass of fresh spring water! Below are several soporifics from the apothecary of poetry. Continue reading
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What is that On the Cover?
The cover of Gathered Rain is a twig of oleander after the seeds have sprung from their pod. The twig is dropping to the ground in a rainstorm and has just bounced upward after having struck a small puddle. Find … Continue reading
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