An Old Plumber, An Ex-Carer, An Amateur Poet, Words From The Heart
Perceptions, Book Cover Revealed
My new book “Perceptions” will be out in late November. “This colourful and fascinating book is a collection of collaborativeĀ articles. The photographs were taken by Derrick Knight from the Ā New Forest area of southern England, and associated ekphrastic poemsĀ were written by Ivor Steven from Geelong, the other side of the world,Ā the southern end of Australia.”Ā Ā
G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer.
I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.
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Only a PDF proof at the moment, I’m eagerly waiting for the Proof Book copy, to see how the book looks … It’s a hard-cover glossy photo book, I suppose it’s a “coffee table book”
Thank you Lois, I appreciate your kind words … The PDF proof looks great and I think the actual Book will look fabulous … a hard-cover glossy photo/poem book… ššš¤
Yes Bree, something a bit different for me…. I’ve just proofread the polished PDF copy, which looked fabulous, and soon I’ll have a proof copy of the book … a hard-cover book, with glossy pages of photos and poems … can’t wait to see what my project actually looks like …
YAY YAY YAY! This is so exciting! Derrick’s photos! Ivor’s poems! Congrats to you both!!! š
The book cover is so beautiful! Did Kerri do the cover art?!
You three are so talented and this is such a wonderful collaboration!!!
Oh, and THAT song is a perfect choice for this cover reveal! š
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Thank you⦠thank you Carolyn ⦠yes Kerriās wonderful artwork ⦠me and Derrick are both excited with how the book looking š¤ššššš¶
The old dog has learnt some new tricks š¤ššš and I am 60 poems into my third book, to come out about Easter ⦠Iām self publishing through a newly established local publisher, Jaymah Press,
What a wonderful collaboration Ivor!!!
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Only a PDF proof at the moment, I’m eagerly waiting for the Proof Book copy, to see how the book looks … It’s a hard-cover glossy photo book, I suppose it’s a “coffee table book”
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Oh that wait is sooooooo long to have a book copy in our hands š
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Haha .. seems forever š
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Congratulations!
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Congratulations to you both, Ivor! Your poetry and Derrick’s photos–it does not get much better than that.
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Thank you Lois, I appreciate your kind words … The PDF proof looks great and I think the actual Book will look fabulous … a hard-cover glossy photo/poem book… ššš¤
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Congrats and fabulous music, as well.
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Thank you Kindly
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great cover, Ivor. it’s really pretty
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Again, my talent niece in Philadelphia, Kerri Costello šš
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Well this is exciting Ivor š
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Yes Bree, something a bit different for me…. I’ve just proofread the polished PDF copy, which looked fabulous, and soon I’ll have a proof copy of the book … a hard-cover book, with glossy pages of photos and poems … can’t wait to see what my project actually looks like …
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YAY YAY YAY! This is so exciting! Derrick’s photos! Ivor’s poems! Congrats to you both!!! š
The book cover is so beautiful! Did Kerri do the cover art?!
You three are so talented and this is such a wonderful collaboration!!!
Oh, and THAT song is a perfect choice for this cover reveal! š
(((HUGS))) ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
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Thank you⦠thank you Carolyn ⦠yes Kerriās wonderful artwork ⦠me and Derrick are both excited with how the book looking š¤ššššš¶
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This looks beautiful, Ivor – I havenāt forgotten the review, Iām just a little overloaded at present š
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Looking good, Ivor. Cheers
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I’ll have a proof copy of the book in about 10 days ..
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Congratulations Ivor. It looks like an interesting collaboration.
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Thank you Dwight ⦠Iām eagerly awaiting the proof copy .. š
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Stunning cover Ivor!!! love it and congratulations!
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Thank you Cindy ⦠my niece Kerri is a very clever girl š¤ššš
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Love the gentle colors the cover gives off, and the lovely title! ā¤
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Thank you Jaya .. my niece Kerri did a fabulous job ššš¤
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Oh wow ⦠thank you for your support guys, I appreciate your kindness š¤šš
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What a thrilling project! You seem to have come a long way since you started blogging
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The old dog has learnt some new tricks š¤ššš and I am 60 poems into my third book, to come out about Easter ⦠Iām self publishing through a newly established local publisher, Jaymah Press,
https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/
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