Theresa Milstein writes middle grade and YA, but poetry is her secret passion. Her vignette collection, TIME & CIRCUMSTANCE, will be published by Vine Leaves Press in March 21, 2017. She lives near Boston Massachusetts with her husband, two children, a dog-like cat, and a cat-like dog. For her day job, she works as a special education teacher in a public school, which gives her ample opportunity to observe teens and tweens in their natural habitat.
Over to Theresa now...
The first half of my collection is prose and the second half
is poetry. But one enduring thread
throughout, besides the unrelenting passage of time, is love.
There are three romance-driven prose pieces. “Violet’s Hill”
glimpses unrequited love. “Daisy” reveals a potentially doomed romance. “Left
Behind,” one of my favorites, poignantly explores love lost. These three
characters are so different from me, and they were fun to write.
Here’s an excerpt from “Violet’s Hill”:
I concentrated on the
sound of our breathing and willed my heart to keep beating.
The poetry section is where romance blossoms. There are many
pieces dedicated to the kiss: “Deluge,” “Tempest,” “Lip-Lock.” Then “Steampunk,”
“Contortionist,” and “Past Prime” delve
into the darker, more complicated types of attraction. Finally, “First
Apartment,” “Yearning,” and “Autumn’s Crest” capture the longer relationship
with lingering passion.
Here’s a stanza from “Tempest”:
She’s warmed by his
radiance—
enticed to venture
through the
tempestuous night
savouring his ripened
lips once more.
I hope you fall in love with my collection too.
TIME
& CIRCUMSTANCE is available for preorder!
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Answer the question:
“If you could relive
any moment in time, what would it be?”
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Good to meet you, Theresa!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, a moment in time?
Seeing Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address.
William, good to meet you too. Seeing Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address would be amazing.
DeleteThat's wonderful. I'm sure the youngsters will enjoy that.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary. Unlike some of my other writing, this book is for adults. :)
DeleteThanks for sharing your beautiful collection. I would relive the moment my daughter brought me some beautiful roses the other day and how much I enjoyed them.
ReplyDeleteChristine, that's so sweet. What a lovely moment to relive!
DeleteThis sounds absolutely lovely.
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday, Nas.
Thank you, Sandra.
DeleteThis looks great. I'm going to check it out on Kindle.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to hear that, Jacqui. Thank you!
DeletePoetry! Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks, The Armchair Squid.
DeleteHi Theresa. Hi Nas.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving your prose and poetry, Theresa. One of my fave stanzas is the one you shared from Tempest. Looking forward to hosting you.
Oh...question...Relive a moment in time...too many to mention, but flying into Paris for the first time I'd like to repeat that. Unfortunately, like all such moments, we only get to do them once.
Denise :-)
Denise, thank you for the kind words! I wrote The Tempest during a snowstorm. Oh, choosing Paris is excellent! I actually think I talk about Paris during my stop to Liz's blog on my tour. I wrote so many posts!
DeleteThanks so much for hosting me, Nas! I have a link up on my blog to send people over. xo
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us and for the giveaways Theresa!
DeleteCongrats to Theresa!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kelly!
DeleteWhat lovely excerpts! Wishing Theresa much success!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comment, Lexa.
DeleteThat's a tough one, if I could relive one moment I think I would choose my first visit to Paris. It went by too fast T_T
ReplyDeleteFiza, Paris really seems to have a big impact on people, doesn't it?
DeleteI absolutely adore this cover. So beautiful! Wishing Theresa the best!
ReplyDeleteAs for a moment I would want to relive- maybe my release day for my book. It went by in a magical blur and reliving it would help me try to prolong the excitement. :)
~Jess
Thank you, Jess. I don't blame you for wanting to relive that moment!
DeleteLove it! Poetry is such a passionate and joyful experience!
ReplyDeleteWhat moment would I relive? So hard. Probably the last outing we had before my dad passed away. My kids were little and he found such joy in going on rides with them at the local fairground. Lots of fun.
Jemi, that sounds like a perfect, important moment to want to relive. Thank you for sharing it.
DeleteI absolutely love the cover, and I’m sure your book will do well.
ReplyDeleteHello Nas!
Thanks so much, Barbara!
DeleteI am a huge poetry fan, so I am glad that there are people out there like me - they're novel writers but they do love poetry and prose a whole lot too. The theme of time being the underlying idea between a lot of them appeals to me as well.
ReplyDeleteOlivia-Savannah, I'm glad to read another novel-poet writer. Thank you!
DeleteI didn't really understand Steampunk. When I read it. Maybe I should give it a second read. I do think this is a great book. Theresa you should be very proud of yourself!
ReplyDeleteSharon, thank you! The picture that inspired the poem was pretty cool. It's about one of those toxic boyfriends. She knows she should get away, but she's drawn to him. I tried to make the rhythm sound like a train. http://theresamilstein.blogspot.com/2014/07/modern-steampunk.html
DeleteNas, thanks again for hosting me. :)
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention that I've announced the winners on my blog.
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