The Road Less Travelled

17 Monday Dec 2012

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, Metaphysical poetry, poetry, The Road Less Travelled, Worldly Winds

Oh how exciting!

This is the book in which two of my poems are being published! I feel, ‘proper’, famous!

The details are below, should you wish to purchase the very reasonably priced book! I have been privileged to have a sneak preview and it is a little bit fabulous, with some amazingly talented writers!

The following are details from Dagda Publishing

Well, we are very happy to announce that the print edition of our anthology of new and contemporary poetry “The Road Less Travelled” is now available for purchase through the Lulu.com bookstore: Link here!

The print version costs £3.50 (or local currency equivalent), a very reasonable price for a collection of 38 of the finest poems by contemporary writers about today, and takes 3-5 days to ship (okay, so we miss out on Christmas, but hey – late Christmas present, people).

One last thing. If you do get a copy, please take 10 minutes of your time to bung us back a review on the site you got it from. Cheers!

For Kindle versions the link is,

Amazon UK

Amazon US

17 Monday Dec 2012

Posted by Worldly Winds in Poetry

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Yay!!!!

Dagda Publishing

Good evening all.

We were hoping to have it available as an ebook through the Smashwords bookstore, however some unforeseen problems have delayed it’s inclusion. However, we are currently waiting for Amazon to put it in their Kindle store (at time of writing, it’s been uploaded, and the file is awaiting publication through their automated process), so watch this space for the news on where to get the Ebook…

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Blog of the Year 2012

16 Sunday Dec 2012

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Since initially being awarded this award on 22.11.12 by the fabulous Dogdaz, I have subsequently been awarded, ‘The Blog of the Year’, a further four times by four very talented people with very good taste,*cheeky grin* !!

The fabulous people who have nominated me are,

24.11.12 Silentlyheardonce

27.11.12 Nizy

03.12.12 Rendezvous with Renee

14.12.12 Polly Robinson

All of the above ladies are extremely talented. They are all trailblazers in what they do – in my humble opinion they are all worth following as they have extraordinary and interesting blogs! Thank you ladies for your nominations and feeling me worthy of a nomination 🙂

The blog of the year award is slightly different as you can collect stars each time you receive the award. There are six stars to collect.

Here are the ‘rules’

1 Select the blog(s) you think deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award

2 Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award.

3 Please include a link back to this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award – http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/our-awards/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/ and include these ‘rules’ in your post (please don’t alter the rules or the badges!)

4 Let the blog(s) you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the ‘rules’ with them

5 You can now also join our Facebook group – click ‘like’ on this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award Facebook group and then you can share your blog with an even wider audience

6 As a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with the award – and then proudly display the award on your blog and sidebar … and start collecting stars…

Yes – that’s right – there are stars to collect!

Unlike other awards which you can only add to your blog once – this award is different!

When you begin you will receive the ‘1 star’ award – and every time you are given the award by another blog – you can add another star!

There are a total of 6 stars to collect.

Which means that you can check out your favourite blogs – and even if they have already been given the award by someone else – you can still bestow it on them again and help them to reach the maximum 6 stars!

For more information check the FAQ on The Thought Palette.

Oh my word – where do I start…

Some of these guys and gals may not choose to accept awards, but I hope by giving them recognition for the part they have played in inspiring me – you too will come to enjoy their talents, as I have.

For a start I would like to pass it back to the person who kicked it all off for me,

and also to…

The Blog of Funny Names

Thanks to all the above for inspiration and interesting reads!

🙂

15 Saturday Dec 2012

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Dagda Publishing

To be released on the 17th of December – “The Road Less Travelled”
our new anthology, a collection of 38 contemporary works of poetry by
23 new writers based around the theme of the metaphysical. A homage
to the metaphysical poets and their vision, and indeed to poetry itself.

To be available through Smashwords.com at the price of £1.99 (or the
equivalent in local currency) for all ebook formats, and other
online outlets.

Smashwords link to our publisher page:http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/dagdapublishing

To keep up to date on the news about this anthology,other news
about what we’re doing, and to read the best contemporary poetry by
new writers, follow the links below:

http://www.dagdapublishing.com
http://www.facebook.com/dagdapublishing
http://www.twitter.com/dagdapublishing
http://dagdapublishing.tumblr.com

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Phobos and Deimos

12 Wednesday Dec 2012

Posted by Worldly Winds in Deep Stuff!, Love, Poetry, Waiting and Longing

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, Deimos, heartbreak, Helios, loss, love, Mars, Phobos, poetry, rainbow, stars, tears, unicorn

Confetti stars,

and the moons of Mars,

glitter in the sky.

My lover’s tears,

weeps a million years,

silently each night.

To you I fly,

through rainbow skies,

riding clouds of unicorn white.

My broken heart,

as my love departs,

Helios has taken flight.

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

(photo credit – unknown – please contact me if you wish me to remove or add credit to this picture)

Old Acquaintance

10 Monday Dec 2012

Posted by Worldly Winds in Deep Stuff!, Longing & Waiting, Love, Poetry, Waiting and Longing

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, auld lang syne, love, poetry, separation, the last waltz

The haunting song,

in a melody,

reminders of you,

in a memory.

Dance the last waltz,

and sing Auld Lang Syne,

our time it was over,

heartbreak be mine.

You danced with another,

I sang a duet,

do you still remember,

the day when we met?

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Rhythm, a sequence in time repeated, featured in dance: an early moving picture demonstrates the waltz. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

What if…

09 Sunday Dec 2012

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, dreams, identity, nightmares, poetry

What if…

I’m living the wrong life,

I’m not her,

and she’s not me.

I wanted a change,

to be free of the dreams,

I asked her to go,

but now it seems,

it was I that left,

and she’s left behind,

the dreams didn’t stop,

they’re here in her mind.

I made a mistake,

and I want her back,

without me here,

there’s a definite lack,

life is different,

in every way,

I silently wish,

she’d come and stay.

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Temporary Twins (Photo credit: Rinoninha)

08 Saturday Dec 2012

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Give it a go!

Dagda Publishing

We are actively seeking new, unpublished writers to contribute to this site. Do you fancy yourself a poet? Does the spirit of Dylan Thomas look over your shoulder and go “Mmm… yes, just like that. That’ll do. Want me to get the drinks in?” ?

Well, we want to see your best work. We’ve been going for about a year now, and if you peruse our archives, we have had some of the finest writers about submitting to our site. Join them.

Send all submissions to: dagdapublishing@hotmail.co.uk

We will accept previously published works and pieces you have on your blogs/sites as well. Go on – give it a go. You have nothing to lose.

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Once Upon a Time

07 Friday Dec 2012

Posted by Worldly Winds in Anger, Poetry

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, anger, Dagger, happy ever after, once upon a time, poetry, Relationships

He loves her,

her quirks amuse him,

if she is happy,

he is happy.

She loves him,

his idiosyncrasies endear,

if he is happy,

she is happy.

He knows physically,

he is King;

she knows mentally,

she is Queen.

Until,

one day…

just beyond,

the happy ever after…

Verbal daggers,

literal daggers,

it’s all the same,

what’s in a name?

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

English: Replica of a Viking Dagger by Sid Birt (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Muse

05 Wednesday Dec 2012

Posted by Worldly Winds in Deep Stuff!, Love, Poetry

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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, muse, musing, poetry, writer's block, writing

Melodious mantra,

mellifluous muse,

oh how you tease,

with your will to refuse.

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Hesiod and the Muse (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Monthly Archives: December 2012

The Road Less Travelled

Blog of the Year 2012

Phobos and Deimos

Old Acquaintance

What if…

Once Upon a Time

Muse

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