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I Love You to the Moon and Back Anthology Book is Now Available on Amazon

Posted on February 15, 2022May 4, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

Love is all around us. Whether it is a profound love for a higher being, a dedicated love to a spouse or partner, tender love for children and siblings, loyal love for friends, or love for pets, seeing depth in a simple shared chore, knowing someone’s triumphs are yours, coming to terms with someone’s mistakes, feeling sad for someone’s sadness, we all share in the splendours of love. From bliss to misery, often, we find ourselves at a loss for words to describe the intensity.

I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK contains perfectly penned verses that brilliantly paint the pictures of our hearts. By reading this anthology book, we realize just how vast this can be, to the moon and back, and how universal and powerful this feeling is. These 100+ love poems give us a real and profound sense of our time in this universe, and the pleasures they offer are – like space itself – infinite.

Everyone who cares about poetry should own this book.

To Purchase

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Thanking our Contributors

McKinley Publishing Hub-Team would like to thank all the contributors of this wonderful book, who have so generously offered the gift of their poems as well as their time and energy for MPH Anthology projects.

MPH would like to express our deepest gratitude to the founder of the Passion of Poetry Ms. Annette Tarpley, Administrators and Moderators, & members, Mr. Alan Johnson the founder of the Poets Narrative & Trending Poets, Self-Published x Movement Admins, and members.

Our sincere thanks to everyone who shared or re-posted the “Call for Submission” guidelines on their Facebook wall or Poetry group sites of which they are members.

I love you to the moon and back Anthology book, would not be possible without your utmost support.

Heartfelt thanks to all! and we look forward to many more Anthology projects with you in the future.

Our Contributors and Title of their Poems / Short Stories/Short Novel inside the book

Random Beautiful Pages Inside the Book

Sensuality, Chaos & Pain by MPH Published Author Estelle Cortes

Posted on February 14, 2022March 16, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

Delve into the depths of a woman’s heart and mind. Breakthrough the veil of propriety, social norms, and self-made rules that prevent us from freely expressing ourselves. Reading through this book is so empowering and enlightening as it provides us an insight into what goes inside a woman’s head, her unspoken words, repressed feelings, and pent-up emotions.

Estelle bravely writes about struggles, chaos, pain, regrets, longings and even goes further to vividly reveal her sensual side without being vulgar or profane. Brace yourself as this book teleports you into daydreams and guilty pleasures only women understand. You will be amazed at how Estelle can radically defy and challenge perceived limitations and taboos with couth.

This book, “SENSUALITY, CHAOS, AND PAIN” by Estelle Cortes is truly revolutionary and one of a kind!

About the Author

 Estelle Cortes-Pimentel 
Mother. Wife. Wild Woman. Farmer. Poet. Artist.

To Purchase

According to Author Estelle Cortes, the net proceeds of this book will fund the evaluation of the pupils in teacher Baibinky Alphaalpha‘s SPED class by a Developmental Specialist.

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Let’s take a look inside the Book

Message from the Author

In behalf of teacher Baibinky Alphaalpha and the Special Kids in her SPED class, I would like to thank my friends who ordered my book and who are still planning to order. The hope that the pupils will be properly assessed by a Pediatric Developmental Specialist is no longer just a hope but a 90% probability. The perfect Valentine’s Day gift to these kids who are as deserving of love and a fair chance to learn as any other kids.

Thank you so much for your love. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Estelle Cortes ,”SENSUALITY, CHAOS AND PAIN”Published Author

Happy Readers

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Golden Wings of Love by MPH Published Author Mohammad Ali Aznabi

Posted on February 10, 2022February 25, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

‘Golden Wings of Love’ is a rich collection of diverse poetry based on philanthropy, spiritualism, deep philosophy of life and death, mysterious feelings of creations, romance, patriotism, devotion, naturalism, self-discovery, and love for creation is undoubtedly ascertained to offer you the spontaneity to drink to the lees of beauty and truth. Aznabi expresses his superb realization and pleasure in different poetic styles and perspections to enflame a spirit in the reader’s mind. Mohammad Ali Aznabi, a frantic absorbed and enlightened soul has scattered the wide-spreading wings of his overflowing love throughout the whole universe beyond the horizon and worldly limitations. Acrostic Poems, sonnets, quatrains, couplets, free verse have added wonderful taste to his poetry. The poet Aznabi has accumulated a variety of poems that have achieved so many surprising awards of recognition from a lot of global Poetry Platforms and have gained much popularity among the poets worldwide. Aznabi has created a honeycomb from which the athirst poetry-lovers will continue to quench their thirst from age to age to come. I am highly proud and profoundly glad to introduce the debut-poetry collection by a golden sparkling God-gifted inker.

About the Author

Mohammad Ali Aznabi is a poet of spiritual love and philosophy of life. He expresses the practical truth of life through his poems. Aznabi was born on 8 October 1980 at the village of Harong in Chandina Thana under Cumilla District of Bangladesh. His loving father is Md. Abdur Razzaque & his affectionate mother is Lalmoti Begum.

Poet’s educational life was full of achievement and he was keenly eager of acquiring knowledge. He came from an insolvent family and his father was a petty farmer. Poverty could not create obstruction on the way of his acquiring knowledge. He was a wonder to his teachers.

He started writing poems at the age of 12. His first Bangla poetry ‘Prem Aroty’ was published in 1998. His second poetry ‘Rubaiguchchha’ was published in 1999. His first English and Bengali (Bilingual) poetry ‘Touch of Supreme Love’ was published in 2005 & his second bilingual poetry ‘Perfumed Garden’ was published in 2008. Then in 2011 his another bilingual poetry ‘Agunjhora Fagunbanshi’ (Falgun Flute of Flame)was published in a large volume containing around 250 poems. His other published poetical works are ‘Nirghum Nimognota’ (Sleepless Absorption) (2012) ‘Rubaiyat and Diwan’ (2014), ‘Nirontor Piyasha’ (Endless Thirst) (2015). He has composed more than 100 sonnets which will recently be published. Aznabi has achieved many awards of recognition and appreciation from various national and International poetry platforms.

He was influenced most by William Shakespeare, John Keats, William Wordsworth of English Literature. The poet Aznabi gets much interest in Persian Literature and especially in Sufism. The great saint and Philosopher Jalaluddin Rumi, the great poets Hafiz and Sheikh Sa’adi inspired him. The poet is highly inspired by the non-communal spirit and humanism of Lalon Fakir and Kazi Nazrul Islam. In the boyhood, the poet started his literary study with the great poet Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘The Gitanjali’ (Song Offerings) and was inspired to write bilingual poetry.

He gained graduation with honours in English literature in 2003 and post-graduation in 2008 from Bangladesh National University. His wife Afroza Ali, one daughter – Afrin Jahan Rifah, and one son- Minhajul Arefin Rajon. The poet is teaching in Ispahani Public School & College, a renowned educational institution as a Senior teacher in English.

Spiritualism, love, nature, philosophy of life, patriotism, revolt against injustice, sense of renaissance are depicted with spontaneous words in his poems.

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Biriterang Makata by MPH Published Author Ester Vargas Castillo

Posted on January 30, 2022January 30, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

BIRITERANG MAKATA. Beautiful poetry meets beautiful music, indeed. As poet-singer Ester Vargas said, she writes to inspire women of all walks of life. Her literary works aim to uplift the wounded. A house without music is like a poetry without a soul. BIRITERANG MAKATA brings home to readers, from any background, the realization that Filipinos love music and poetry, but we are really not known for our appreciation of our musicians and poets. You still have to be Regine Velasquez or Virgilio Almario to be noticed; but the musician in the corner, with a guitar in his hand, a can in his foot for percussion, and a harmomica in his mouth, we ignore; the father and son playing guitar and singing on the sound system on the footbridge. Ester is an inspiration to the ordinary Filipino musicians and poets who continues to dream, fight for life and succeed. BIRITERANG MAKATA is a work of a genius and one of the greatest poetry ever composed and published. Her own experience is seen in her writings. How she struggled, managed to turn the situation and be victorious in the end.
by Dex Amoroso
Published Author

About the Author

ESTER VARGAS CASTILLO, a.k.a. Biriterang Makata was born in Cagay-an, Lepanto, Alegria, Cebu on August 10, 1971. She lives in Lapulapu City, Cebu. She is a migrant worker (OFW) in Dubai. Studied in Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. She worked for Ten (10) years as Assembler/ Marketing/ Accounts Executive in SHARP (Phils.) CORPORATION. A restaurateur and entrepreneur before she tried her luck in Dubai. A topnotcher in her Culinary Course and a Certified Caregiver.

The author is an Admin and one of the Founding Members of the Self Published x Movement (SPxM), the Advocacy Group of McKinley Publishing Hub. An honorary Admin to Horizons home for talented migrant workers in Hongkong and around the world. She is also Admin of the Bigkis ng Panitik Page, a group of elite poets whose plume was extraordinary.

She is a proud member of Kapanulat (Kapatid sa Panulat), Septon Poetry, Poetic Hearts, SSTT (Sari Saring Tulang Tagalog), Diwang Malaya, the Passion of Poetry, and Baybayin-Philippine National Writing System. She won numerous prestigious awards and certificates including Championship to various categories in Wricon (Writing Competition) with different poetry pages.

She is a choir member of FILSOC Chorale, the musical arm of the Filipino Social Club in Dubai. Her performances include:

– 123rd Philippine Independence Day, Radisson Blu, Deira, Dubai (11 June 2021)

– Opening Ceremony, Bangkota Philippine Pavilion, World Expo (01 October 2021)

– Sang Bonggahan, Flashback Friday, Imaginarium, Bangkota Philippine Pavilion (22 October 2021)

– Paskong Pinoy, Jubilee Stage, World Expo (03 December 2021)

-Launching of Alira’s ” We are One”, Expo-inspired Song, Dubai Millennium Amphitheater, World Expo (30 January 2022).

She writes to inspire women of all walks of life. Her literary works aim to uplift the wounded. Give them hope that there will always be second chances. Her own experience is seen in her writings. How she struggled, managed to turn the situation and be victorious in the end.

She also writes anything under the sun and experiments with different types of poetry. When her muse visits her, expect a masterpiece is on its way. Writing to her is like a potion, it can be used to heal, to enchant, or delight and can even be a tool to destroy. So, which is which? It lies on the writer’s pen. But to her, she chooses to rather use it to build and create.

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Random Beautiful pages inside the book

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Comfort for All Seasons by Author Frieda Norma Dela Cruz is Now Available on Amazon

Posted on January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

Comfort for All Seasons – Volume 1, is a collection of candid, charming and heartfelt poems, essays and quotes of a woman who began to devote herself to writing as a new career after the death of her husband. They say life is a gift and precious. How about death? Is death a gift too? Can life be precious without death? Can life be precious if it is not so fragile, so easily be taken away from us? Can life be precious if it is not so short? If we can live for ever, if life just keeps going on and on, will we treasure the moments? It is clear to Frieda that we treasure the special moments in our lives precisely because they don’t last!
It is in this sense that death is a gift. Without death, without impermanence, we won’t have the preciousness of life. And it is only when we embrace all the four seasons of life, not cherry-picking them, that we can live in grace and beauty.

About the Author

Frieda Norma Divina-Dela Cruz was born in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur on June 12, 1953. Now, she lives in Tarlac City.
She’s an Accountant by profession with the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Accounting major at Far Eastern University (FEU). She also studied Management Development Program at the Ateneo de Manila University.
The author is an Admin and one of the Founding Members of the Self Published x Movement (SPxM), the Advocacy Group of McKinley Publishing Hub.

A Moderator of the Filipino Poets in Blossoms (FPB), and has been receiving recognition awards for her writing contributions in different categories. After her retirement, and when her husband died, she became interested to writing anything under the sun. Writing gives her joy and happiness. She said, “Writing is a career, I feel fulfilled and it is now my life running in my blood.”
Looking forward to writing as many as she could for the world
to read

Her Inspiratipn book is now available on Amazon

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Beautiful pages of Comfort for All Seasons

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Golden Glowing Mushroom by Author Kathy Jo (Blake) Bryant is Now Available on Amazon

Posted on December 29, 2021December 30, 2021 by mckinleypublishinghub

Welcome to the poetic world of Kathy Jo (Blake) Bryant!This popular poetess offers you a rich dessert of the delicious and the luxurious. A poetic genius that has written poetry for many years and is sure to have something to suit every palate. The book itself is divided into six chapters; Love, Life, People, Memories, Nature and Seasons. Each one is beautifully blended together, with the chapter themes running through every written word. It is put together with such passion, that the words instantly resonate with those that read the poetry, transcending into something beyond beautiful.Kathy’s debut collection of poetry has many best-loved poems that have touched the hearts of many across the world.

Sarfraz Ahmed / Poet, UK

http://Golden Glowing Mushroom: A Collection of Poetry by Kathy Jo Bryant https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09P49JMJ3/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_EP8MYM39ZJCTPHACWGRA

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About the Author

Kathy Jo (Blake) Bryant hails from the United States, originally from Texas, now residing in Missouri. She is an avid genealogist, a member of a lineage society, and has authored a two volume book on genealogy. She writes poetry on quite a number of subjects. Even though she has intermittently been writing poetry since youth, she has had a positive surge in writing, since joining quite a few poetry groups, within the last several years.

Kathy Jo is a favourite for many across the globe, who have been introduced to her work through her appearances on open mic sessions, as well as on quite a number of digital platforms to maximise her reach and impact. She is an award-winning poetess who is well-known and respected for her blend of rhythm, rhyme, and freestyle.

She has had her poetry accepted on The Sparrow, a recitative YouTube poetry group, Writings on the Wall, a YouTube poetry readings platform, The Poet’s Narrative, an elite media Facebook group by Alan Johnson, and Poetizerdotcom. She has received a growing number of poetry certificates of various kinds, for Picture Prompts, and daily and weekly contests. She has themed poetry featured in online and printed anthologies for Open Door Poetry Magazine, and quite a few other anthologies. She is a member of, and former moderator for: The Passion of Poetry, a very large Facebook group with over 17 thousand members.

Golden Glowing Mushroom
Table of Contents

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All I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS ANTHOLOGY BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON

Posted on December 18, 2021May 4, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

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ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS: Yuletide Poetry Anthology

All I Want For Christmas. This iconic song is a world Christmas staple. Vince Vance & the Valiants epitomize holiday cheer and goodwill with this Christmas classic. Christmas is a celebration of the best in all of us.

This fascinating poetry anthology book is biblically oriented, theologically rich, and easy to digest. Indeed, the poets worldwide put together comprehensive Christmas wishes in a neat package from material to spiritual in contemporary times. Our love for each other, the true feeling of brotherhood amongst us all.

Here’s hoping that everyone gets their wishes for Christmas, but remember an old proverb: “what you get, you lose. What you give, you keep forever”. Your support is a gift to McKinley Publishing Hub. Merry Christmas!

The book is elegant. All the poems in this anthology are of high quality. The layout and artworks are excellent too. This is a wonderful gift for Christmas!

Please watch our promotional video created by Mr Alan Johnson of The Poets Narrative

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To get more updates about Anthology projects please visit our official Facebook Group Self-Published x Movement,

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My appreciation extends to the POP Admin team, especially to Ms. Annette Tarpley, the Founder of The Passion of Poetry, an International group with almost 15 thousand poets, for her generous literary contributions, for her invaluable support, and for allowing McKinley Publishing Hub to announce its Anthology projects to her wonderful Poetry group.

Our heartiest gratitude to our other major contributors Kathy Jo Bryant, Jill Tait, Greg Etsell, Cherie Leigh for their willingness to spare us their time.
And a person who also deserves our gratitude is Alan Johnson, the founder of The Poets Narrative, for creating an excellent video to promote this book, which can be watched at The Poets Lounge on YouTube. His utmost kindness in promoting poets' works is truly kind and generous.
We would like to convey a special thanks to the very talented Filipino artist, Rene Alster Oliva, for his amazing artwork "On their way to Bethlehem" located on the first page of this book.

We are also grateful to the presence of Illustrious Admin Bards Self-Published x Movement (SPXM), their support in making fellow writers, poets, and poetesses realize their dream of becoming certified published authors is phenomenal.

Finally, we express the most gratitude to all poets and poetesses throughout the world, for their high-quality poem contributions. All I Want For Christmas Anthology Book won't be possible without your support.

Thank you!

Annette (Wengert) Tarpley

John Thomas Tuft

Jill Tait

Marilou Eureka Bianzon Robey

Annell Carter

Gabriel S. Weah

Napoleon Torres lll

Tim Law

Sunita Sahoo

Jack Tomlinson

Cherie Leigh

Sarfraz Ahmed

Joey Viliran Fernandez

Greg Etsell

Ababio Sylvester Owusu

Lyn B. Pastrana

Venkat Balantrapu

Ency Bearis

Anne Maureen Medrano Esperidion

Diptarupa Mallick Dasgupta

Layeba Humanity

Farah Diba Pastor

Linda Jean Wright Lank

Margie Hilario Estrada

Sharon Dorival

Shenni Waldron

Nwankwo Victor Anayo

Norbert Góra

Davi Ramphal Rampersad

Rosie B. Licudo

Neslie L. Lumanglas

Gloria Magallanes- Loeb

Rekha Mittal Gupta

Bienvenido Lantin Mojica

Šolkotović Snežana

Afrose Saad

Gita Mohanty

Pratibha Savani

Maria Editha Garma-Respicio

Cyril Amoroso-Vivo

Chris Opeña Orcuse

Dex Amoroso

Don Luman-ag

Karuna Mistry

Elizabeth Joseph

Imelda Zapata Garcia

Deity S. Tandog

Flight to the Light

Kathy Jo Bryant

Shabbirhusein K Jamnagerwalla

LolitaLolos-Despuig

Nadica Ilić

Binod Dawadi

Lady Margrethe

Jacqueline Villoso Vento

Dil Kehta Hai, pen name of Ms. Swati Garg

Faith Eli Rose S. Llave

Hanna Supetran

Blagica Stanoeska

Jename Solon

Dr Karu Kala-Mohan Jamda MP

Iluminada D. Imbang

Regina McIntosh

Bradford Burch

Madhuri Kulkarni

Chibueze Moses

Dolores Lapinid

Ashu Verma Chaubey

Deepti Shakya

Matthew F. Zeccola

Gail Drake

Nathaniel De Lara Cruz

Wilfred Ntui

Nguyễn Thanh Hải

Above all these, MPH wants to thank the Almighty for the ultimate guidance and wisdom.

Marilou Eureka Bianzon Robey
McKinley Publishing Hub Artist /Designer
VP of Finance & Operations

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Jill’s Tales by Author Jill Tait Book Released

Posted on November 26, 2021June 22, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

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Jill’s Tales tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, about me and my entire life-long happenstances.
I began writing from my earliest memories of an innocent child, a fisherman’s youngest daughter. I was born and bred in a small seaside village, which boasts beautiful beaches and castles on the coastal shores.
Throughout my married years as a Mother and a wife, where I now dwell in the picturesque countryside.I add my Life in verses of Jill’s Tales, which I hope you, the reader, enjoy immensely…
♡ Jill Tait

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SAVING THE WORLD, ONE POEM AT A TIME PUBLISHED TODAY

Posted on November 13, 2021February 15, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

Thanking our Excellent Contributors and Amazing Artists , who contributed their Poems and Amazing Artworks to our very first Anthology Book “Saving The World, One Poem at A Time ,which has been published last night by McKinley Publishing Hub mckiinleypublishinghub.com
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Proceeds from this charity project will go directly to the contributing authors’ chosen beneficiary — the Naga City SPED Center. McKinley Publishing Hub has sent them the letter, which they emailed back to us with their signature.