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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
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged American literature, American poetry, Ancestor, Author, Death, Funeral poem, Henry van Dyke, Loss, Memory
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How Do You Turn Someone’s Life Story Into a Memoir? An Interview With Francine Brevetti, Part Two
Legend Crafter's founder talks about ghostwriting memoirs
Today in the second 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
How Do You Help Someone Turn a Life Story Into a Memoir? An Interview with Francine Brevetti, Part One
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
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
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Author, Death, I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl, Kelle Groom, Leukemia, Memoir
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