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“Gone From My Sight” by Henry Jackson Van Dyke

Perfect funeral poem explores the meaning of loss and memory

The poem “Gone From My Sight” by Henry Van Dyke, a mid-19th century American poet, is an evocative and deceptively simple narrative about watching a ship sail out of a harbor into the vast, open sea. The poem opens: I … Continue reading

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How Do You Help Someone Turn a Life Story Into a Memoir? An Interview with Francine Brevetti

Legend Crafter's founder talks about ghostwriting a memoir

Today in the first part of a two-part interview, SevenPonds speaks with Francine Brevetti of Legend Crafter from her home in San Francisco, California. Francine is a biographer, ghostwriter, book coach, journalist and author of two books: Fabulous Fior: Over … Continue reading

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I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl by Kelle Groom

A Memoir of Family, Death, Confusion, Grief, and Loss

Author Kelle Groom draws on her award-winning poetry-writing skills to craft this haunting memoir. With little concern for chronology or tense, she leads the reader through a story instead guided by a series of ideas – subjects meaningful for one … Continue reading

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