Vickie Johnstone

Kaleidoscope Vickie Johnstone

Publisher Marketing: Ebook version published on March 19, 2011. A collection of 119 poems about people, life, philosophy, animals and nature. The poems are divided under eight theme chapters: figures; nature; abstracts; love; haiku; creatures; childhood and dark wave. "This poet loves playing with words and often the sound of the words seems more important than the meaning. Yet all the poems make perfect sense and are easy to understand. I liked the contrast between the light and dark poems and enjoyed reading about all the beauty we find in the world." (The Rebecca Review) "When a new poet gives evidence of a language as fresh as this then we can expect much more. And though the book is only poems long, it is gratefully full of imaginings and observings such as this, moments that make us pause long enough to look around and remember the magic. She seems to be less concerned with shocking her reader than with embracing - with all the talent she has to share. This is refreshingly talented writing." (Grady Harp) "Great poems, all beautifully and thoughtfully written." (AP) "This is a book of many poems, each broken up into 'chapters' or subjects, such as 'love' or 'nature' etc. Now, I will be honest & say I don't generally like poetry but I was given the opportunity to read this & as I enjoyed a previous book by this author I thought I would give them a chance. I went in with an open mind and I am so glad I did. Wow! This author writes beautiful words. I enjoyed each & every poem, I found myself turning page after page to read the next & the next. More of the same please! Such a talented writer." (Wistfulskimmie) "Thoughtful and evocative. Covers a wide range of topics and even makes the mundane daily commute interesting! Good to dip in and out of. I particularly like Pine Needles." (Carlyl) Contributor Bio:  Johnstone, Vickie Hi, I live in London and have a thing about fluffy cats. I work as a freelance layout sub-editor on business magazines and editor/proofreader on books. I love reading, writing, films, the sea, art, animals, nature, rock music, Milky Bar and travelling. In 2011, I self-published the following books: Kaleidoscope (March) - a gathering of 119 poems, divided by chapter themes; Travelling Light - a small, free book of poetry; Kiwi in Cat City - the first in a series about a magical cat and her human pals (April); Kiwi and the Missing Magic (June); Kiwi and the Living Nightmare (October). Books published in 2012, so far: Day of the Living Pizza - a free comedy horror for ages 10 up (May); Life's Rhythms - a collection of 316 haiku (June); 3 Heads and a Tail - a romantic comedy with walkies, written for NaNoWriMo (June); Kiwi and the Serpent of the Isle (August). Coming soon: Kiwi in the Realm of Ra Day of the Pesky Shadow (book 2 in the Smarts & Dewdrop Mysteries series) The Kiwi books contain illustrations by Nikki McBroom. Links: Amazon US author page: http: //www.amazon.com/Vickie-Johnstone/e/B004SZ9TGE/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1 Amazon UK book page: http: //www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&field-author=Vickie%20Johnstone&search-alias=digital-text Blog: http: //vickiejohnstone.blogspot.com Twitter: @vickiejohnstone Website: Kiwiincatcity.com Facebook: http: //www.facebook.com/AuthorVickieJohnstone http: //www.facebook.com/KiwiinCatCity http: //www.facebook.com/KaleidoscopePoetry http: //www.facebook.com/VickieJohnstoneEditing