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“Gone From My Sight” by Henry Jackson Van Dyke

Perfect funeral poem explores the meaning of loss and memory
Posted on December 14, 2015 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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
Posted on September 5, 2015 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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
Posted on January 6, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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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