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OF LOVE AND INSPIRATION

Posted on January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 by mckinleypublishinghub

poems that mirror secrets of the heart by MPH Published Author Rosie B. Licudo

It has been years since finishing her college studies and while motherhood brought a sense of fulfillment, she began to wonder why there seems to be something amiss, as if she had been chasing rainbows all along. She always believed that romance can only happen between two lovers, but why does she ache for that tender touch or a whisper of sweet nothings? Through the years, the unrequited longings became burdensome, exacting a heavy toll on her courage to seek the unachievable. Only when she closes her eyes that the truth becomes clear, and the contours of her wishes begin to take shape. Listless, she began to step out from the depths of solitude, venturing into a world of beautiful verses, redolent of the murmurs of sweet nothings. It was then that the elusive happiness she long sought for unfolded, waiting in the wings to take her to a journey into the colorful and enchanting world of romance.

“Emotions are the mirrors that reveal the secrets kept in the heart” – Jimmy Calaycay

Rosie B. Licudo/Author

About the Author

Rosie B. Licudo is from Tabuk City, Kalinga Province, Philippines and presently working in Hongkong as an OFW. She is an aspiring writer and started to learn about her passion for writing poetry in March of 2021. The books to which she is a contributor are “Spotlight” and the “Methapors of Life” book anthologies, recently she is also one of the co-authors of “Saving the Planet, One Poem at a Time, and ” All I Want For Christmas”, “Mother’s Embrace” book anthologies, and the first Collaboration book anthology titled “Co-love-Oration” All her written poems were an expression of her true feelings and emotions, her thoughts, her views about life, and her own life experience and imagination. “My Poetry is Me!”

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“Inked with Passion”, The Passion of Poetry Debut Anthology by Annette Tarpley & POP Members

Posted on January 4, 2023January 5, 2023 by mckinleypublishinghub

What happens when an international group of poets are asked to write something they are passionate about? They bleed into their words and allow those words to form together into a fascinating miscellany of poems that convey the passionate spirit and look beyond euphoria and exuberance.

Here’s a quote by Mark Z. Danielewski:

“Passion has little to do with euphoria and everything to do with patience. It is not about feeling good. It is about endurance. Like patience, passion comes from the same Latin root: pati. It does not mean to flow with exuberance. It means to suffer.”

Open the pages of this miscellany to learn about how 120 poets around the world endure challenges to conquer their life’s journey.

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RIPPLES in the TWILIGHT by MPH Published Author Dr. Jossie Tequillo Magabo

Posted on December 13, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

God grant me the SERENITY to accept the things I cannot change; COURAGE to change the things I can; and WISDOM to know the difference.

Of supplication for divine intercession is Reinhold Niebuhr’s prayer, a submission to God’s dominion over man.

Ripples In The Twilight is a perfect allusion to the author in her twilight years. As a poet, every thought and feeling that comes into her moments create movements and voices that ripples into every poem she writes. Writing poems though, was never an aspiration in her younger years. But after retirement, she bides her time scribbling in rhymes and rhythm. She’s a late bloomer in the field but she’s grateful for the opportunity to enrich her life. Old age is a gift from God, Not everyone is privileged to grow old, and many who have become have ceased to dream, simply content to spend their days in mundane existence. The author thus, invites her readers to join in her life’s journey through her poems. If there is anything that the wisdom of old age brings, it is of the thought that life, though tenacious and fragile, is beautiful, and there’s no limitation, how one chooses to live a joyful and meaningful life.

About the Author

The Author, Jossie Tequillo Magabo, comes from a home where music and literature blend with the affairs of the family, thanks to her father who created fun times with the children, through regular storytelling sessions right after dinner time. He also patiently taught them to sing, dance and to recite poems, filling the house with lots of singing, dancing, and laughter.

Seeing her inclination to poetry, Jossie’s father spent extra time teaching her the rigors of reciting poems to an audience, proper diction, enunciation, voice dynamics and gesture. Such training bodes well when she started school. She became her school’s official contender in Interscholastic Competitions in Recitation,

throughout Grade School, and Declamation in High School. At this point, more time was expended in memorizing poems. Writing poems was far from her mind by then.

Following the footsteps of her parents, she enrolled in a State College for Teacher Education. This time, she dabbled into verses and rhymes, but the academic requirements took her precious time. She loves teaching and dedicated herself to it and rose from the ranks. From the Ministry of Education and Culture she qualified for a Government Scholarship Grant for a Doctorate Course. Inspiration creeped in and writing poems became a hobby at this point in her life. Serious poetry writing came about after retirement.

Her 1^st book of poetry was published in 2020. Currently, she is actively involved in many international poetry groups, a most welcome opportunity to use her time prodigiously.

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The Poetry of Greg Etsell by MPH Published Author Greg Etsell

Posted on December 12, 2022December 13, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

The Poetry of Greg Etsell is a MUST-READ collection of 50 poems mostly in free verse, a somewhat organized stream of conscious style that Greg thinks is better read aloud. His wonderful poesy is evocative of the sublime beauty of nature and the everyday world, not to be missed by poetry lovers. There are a few that sound like songs. Beautiful poetry meets beautiful music, indeed.

About the Author

Greg Etsell is a writer and poet. He was born in Utah. He is fond of music and sports, but he is fonder of writing poetry. He has been on his passionate journey of writing for six years. He is enjoying his writing journey very much. He believes that when we treat the journey as a means to an end, what was once a source of joy becomes a dreaded chore. Greg lives in Florida, USA with his family.

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“Matchless Mosaic”, A Collection of Spiritual Poetry by MPH Published Author Kathy Jo Bryant

Posted on August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

Kathy Jo has written poetry for years; her beautiful poems reveal her personality and dedication. In this special book, she tells us what is on her heart. The poems are uplifting because they are based on what the Bible teaches. As a result, one’s life is enhanced through reading them. May God bless you, Kathy Jo, for uplifting our lives.

Kathryn Search

About the Author

Kathy Jo (Blake) Bryant hails from the United States, originally from Texas, now residing in Missouri. She is an avid genealogist, and a member of two lineage societies. She has authored a two-volume book on genealogy, and two books of poetry: Golden Glowing Mushroom; Favorite Things in My World.

Even though she has intermittently been writing poetry since a young adult, she has had a positive surge in writing, since joining quite a few poetry groups, within the last several years. She has had her poetry accepted on The Sparrow, a recitative YouTube poetry group, and 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 OpenDoor Poetry Magazine, and a growing collection of anthologies. She is a former moderator for: The Passion of Poetry, a very large Facebook group.

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” Behind the Patina” The past isn’t to be denied; it has to be retained by MPH Published Author HB Rita

Posted on August 8, 2022August 30, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

The past shapes our personality, figures out our current identity, and reminds us of who we were.

Recalling and composing are two distinct things. Absence of legitimacy shows- Many significant diaries can likewise lose feeling, interest, and importance to the readers. In any case, HB Rita handily brings out her encounters, discernments, and genuine sections from an earlier time in her verifiable book. The author’s reasonability to accomplish the complex task will seduce the reader.

Behind the Patina is a non-fiction book in light of the writer’s encounters and individual life. The book will acquaint readers all over the planet with an alternate nation, identity, religion, culture, family values, and day-to-day existence.

It’s going against the prevailing family-social norms, cultural traditions and reflective inquiry that can prompt the readers to think.

A few issues have become known in her book because of her early life in origin and her extended stay in the Bengali people group in America.

Nevertheless, the writer’s remarkable book is extremely shrewd on the two sides of the waterway. Rita’s sensible life experiences demonstrate a genuinely strong signature.

About the Author

HB Rita’s real name is Hajera Begum Rita, lives in New York City, USA.

She worked at DOE for 15 years. She encounters working with various inabilities, physical, mental, enthusiastic, scholarly, and special needs youngsters productively. She is a former administrative assistant and employee at NYC HR Connect.

HB Rita was born in a Muslim family in Bangladesh and currently lives in NYC. She earned her higher education from Touro College and University in New York. HB Rita is a journalist, writer, columnist, and poet in NYC. She has distributed eight books of verse, including one novel. Her previously published book of poetry from McKinley Publishing Hub is “Diagonal Perspective”- “Poetry Tied to the Ribbon of Time”. HB Rita has two adorable boys।

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“Verses from My Heart” by MPH Published Author Robert Celles is Now Available on Amazon

Posted on July 6, 2022August 8, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

“Verses From My Heart” is not only a joy to read but also a journey over the years about the author’s life as depicted on various themes mostly about his life’s struggles and experiences. The many artworks and photos were purposely used to complement each poetry. Each chapter has its own story to tell, bringing the reader into a more personal connection with the poet’s character.

Reading this poetry book will give you some realization about different aspects of life including people, emotions, surroundings, and more. It will provide you with a different view of LOVE and LIFE. Our past MEMORIES give us the opportunity to learn from our previous mistakes and allow us to understand the reasons why people behave the way they do. This book also tackled the interdependence of all things in NATURE and you can learn more from their existence. Also, the readers can relate to the four seasons of life, based on their metaphorical experiences of WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, and FALL.

Verses from My Heart will indeed impart profound things in a simple, low- key and down-to-earth manner.

About the Author

The author, Roberto Tiatco Celles is a Filipino- Canadian from Tanay, Rizal, Philippines and now living in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada with his family. He attended elementary school at Tanay Elementary School and secondary high school at Sierra Madre Institute in the same town. He took up Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at National University, Manila in 1980. After graduation, he got his first job at Manila Cordage Company, in Makati City, Philippines where he worked for many years in the Manufacturing Department. He had a brief stint as a Consultant at Pacific Continental Company in Las Pinas City, Philippines. He applied as an independent immigrant in Canada and migrated to the country with his family in July of 2005.

He got employed and worked for many years at Squirrel Systems Canada, a Burnaby-based point of sale vendor specializing in hospitality management systems based in British Columbia.

Presently working at Osensa Innovations, a Manufacturing company that develops and manufactures fiber optic temperature sensor products for industrial applications including power transformers, switchgear, generators, semiconductor and MRI equipment also in Burnaby, British Columbia.

During the early days of the pandemic in 2020, his elementary grade school teacher from the Philippines, Mrs. Lourdes B. Morandarte, a well-known poetess in their province, introduced him to join “Poetic Hearts”, to shoo away the boredom caused by the quarantine. The group is composed of diversified and respectable poets and artists from different backgrounds and tried his talents in writing and painting. To date, he has been recognized and awarded in the arts of poetry and painting from different global poetry and literary groups such as, The Passion of Poetry, Rhythm of the Hearts, Pen Wonder International, ILA Magazine, Kapanulat, Bigkis ng Panitik, Filipino Poets in Blossoms and Poetry Planet. He is also the current Poetry Reviewer of the Poetic Hearts group and provides good reviews of his chosen poems on a regular basis. His prose and poetry were included in the GLIMPSES PH Magazine’s maiden issue in 2021 such as Tulips, The Duckling and the Swan and Skittles, the Dreamer. His work “My Sunset Dreams” was chosen as Best Entry Poem and was published on ILA Magazine in June 2022.

Now, he happily enjoys being a grandfather to his lovely granddaughter, Olivia Isabelle and still continues writing good poetries and painting during his free time.

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“The Gift of Poetry” by MPH Author Sarfraz Ahmed is now available on Amazon

Posted on June 22, 2022July 5, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

The ‘Romantic Poet’ is back with a bang!!

In this blistering display of poetic brilliance, he proves time and time again that poetry is not a dying art. As each poem holds emotions that have bled directly from the author’s soul and are relatable to the lives we lead and the world in which we exist. Throughout the book, he uses imagery that is visually captivating and goes hand in hand with the ink that entwines them. In this book Sarfraz also collaborates with poets such as myself; Jack Tomlinson and others such as; Dennis Brown, Timothy DeVito, Charlene Phare, Zan Johns and Dona McCormack, combining rhythmic verses to touch the heart and cleanse the soul, all of which live within the pages of this book.

Some of my personal favourites are the heart-wrenching ‘Life Will Never Be The Same’ which is sure to bring a lump to anyone’s throat and the romantic tale of ‘When You Came Along’ which is simply a classic among classics, it is fair to say that this is Sarfraz Ahmed at his very best. Other notable mentions include; ‘The Sky Began to Cry’, ‘Lovers’, ‘And Then They Danced’, and ‘The Beautifulness of Your Face’. With over a hundred to choose from you’ll be spoilt for choice.

Talented British poet ‘Sarfraz Ahmed’ takes us on a journey of passion, pain, and love in this hugely anticipated fifth book. So, why not sit back and treat yourself, as you carefully turn each page and enjoy the beautiful ‘Gift of Poetry’.

Jack Tomlinson/Poet UK

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sarfraz Ahmed lives and works in the East Midlands UK, and is professionally trained as a careers adviser, and has branched out as a trainer, assessor, and careers writer. He has been writing poetry for over twenty years. He has contributed his poems to many anthologies published over the years, including Paint the Sky with Stars, United Press, Open Door Magazine, as well as many other contributions. His debut collection of poetry, Eighty-Four Pins was originally published in 2020; it was well-received, receiving great reviews globally prompting a second edition release in February 2022.

In February 2021, he published ‘Two Hearts’ A Journey Into Heartfelt Poetry with Annette Tarpley, this book became an instant Amazon bestseller, and reached a global audience. He is also a moderator and administrator for Passion of Poetry site on Facebook and will be the editor for their debut first anthology The Passion of Poetry – Poetry Inked with Passion.

In May 2021 he was recognised as a World Contributor Poet, recognised for his contribution to poetry by Administrators, Poetry and Literature World Vision, decided to feature the contemporary poets of the world who are globally renowned, acclaimed or recognised, distinguished, or personalised poetically.

He has a growing legion of fans online, on Facebook, also on Instagram Page #sarfrazahmedpoet. He is also a regular on the open mic circuit and has done many sessions globally. His poetry is also available on YouTube in ‘The Poets Lounge’, and in July 2021 he was featured on New York Parrot Literary Corner — E121: ‘Exploring the Inks of Sarfraz Ahmed’, also available on YouTube.

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The Bird and the Dragonfly by MPH Authors Annette Tarpley and Rhett Cripps is Now Available on Amazon

Posted on June 14, 2022June 22, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

From the imagination of Annette Tarpley and Rhett Cripps comes a truly beautiful story that is sure to capture the hearts and minds of children everywhere. ‘The Bird and the Dragonfly’ is a timeless tale of how friendship grows between an unlikely pair, delightfully engaging a true classic, captured beautifully by Alfonso Baleda, an award-winning artist whose illustrations bring to life the words of the poet.

The Bird and the Dragonfly will be much loved by children worldwide, an exhilarating tale – the stuff that dreams are made of!

Annette Tarpley hails from the United States, is a poet and writer globally renowned author of poetry books Poetry Potpourri and Two Hearts – a journey into heartfelt poetry, co-authored with poet Sarfraz Ahmed. She is the founder of one of the largest global Facebook poetry groups ‘The Passion of Poetry’. Her poetry has featured in many global anthologies, and has won many awards for her work. The Bird and the Dragonfly is her debut children’s book.

Sarfraz Ahmed/Poet UK

About the Author

Annette (Wengert) Tarpley was born in Marshalltown, Iowa. She grew up mostly in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where she attended most of her school years. There were two career paths she contemplated, Writing/Journalism, or Nursing. She chose the later and has been a nurse for 40 years. She worked as an ER nurse for over 20 years, as a forensic nurse examiner for 15 years, caring for victims of crime and violence.

In 2003, she returned to school while working and caring for her family. She had relocated to Virginia in 1993 and completed her BSN, and her MSN at Radford University. In 2010 she started her career as a Nurse Practitioner and has worked in a variety of settings. Board Certified in family practice, she has also worked in psychiatry and geriatrics. She continues to practice as a nurse practitioner.

In 2020, after much urging to have her poetry published, she published her first book, “Poetry Potpourri.” Also, in May of 2020, she started her own Facebook poetry site, “The Passion of Poetry,” which now has 23,000 members worldwide. She is very active in the poetry community and has hosted many open mic events for her group. Coming soon is a stand-alone website called, “Pop-Star Poetry,” where she, along with other POP administrators, will publish poets. Annette is an internationally renowned poet, and has won numerous awards and accolades. Her second book was published and co-authored with renowned poet Sarfraz Ahmed, “Two Hearts,” and reached #1 status on an Amazon best-selling list. Annette has many videos on YouTube, some of which she has recited for herself and others. Some of the videos were published by The Sparrow, and some were narrated, and compiled by Alan Johnson of The Poets Lounge, a renowned narrator and musician who also composes, plays and compiles videos. Annette also has been interviewed many times and participates in live poetry events internationally. In December of 2021, Annette began to write short stories, all four have been published in books. She has been published in numerous anthologies and online publications and has been featured in literary magazines. She has started on her lifelong dream, writing a novel based on bullying from a poem she wrote, “The Ballad of Ned.” Annette enjoys thriving in a community where she can grow, but also rejoices in the accomplishments of others, and also promotes their talents in the literary world.

Authors: Annette Tarpley and her 8-year-old grandson Rhett Cripps from the USA
Foreword by Dennis Brown (Author of “Reflections of Light”) from the USA
Blurb by Sarfraz Ahmed (Author of “Eighty Four Pins’, “Stab the Pomegranate”) from the UK
Illustrations by Dubai Based Filipino Artist Alfonso Baleda and his son Juan Paolo Eugenio P. Baleda from the Phillippines
Layout Artist: Eureka Robey of MPH

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Finding God A Collection of Short Stories for Young Children by MPH Author Bam Dev Sharma is Now Available on Amazon

Posted on June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 by mckinleypublishinghub

“Finding God” by Bam Dev Sharma, is a collection of eighteen stories, meant for children aged eight to twelve years old. Stuffed with moral values and life lessons, the characters appear as human beings like farmer, boatman, merchant, hermit, king, woodcutters, and milkman. The children can easily feel and empathize with them. Humor, satire, irony, allegory, and fun abound in the stories to entertain young children in reading activities. Furthermore, love, compassion, fellow feeling, and mutual coexistence are specifically highlighted so that children imbue values and try to live with them. In the world of artificial intelligence, these stories may be sources of enhancing human values that are declining in the contemporary world.

About the Author

Bam Dev Sharma is a university assistant professor teaching poetry and children’s literature to graduate students. He has been teaching over the last twenty-two years at Tribhuvan University, Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus. He has published several collections of poetry internationally. Also, he has published three collections of children’s stories in the US.

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