Join me and my editor/publisher, Christine Cote, to help celebrate the release of my hybrid memoir Dreaming Myself into Old Age: One Woman’s Search for Meaning and my newest poetry collection, California Dreaming. We’ll explore some of the main themes in both of my books as well as Christine's work as publisher/editor of Shanti Arts Press. There will be lots of opportunities for Q&A and winning free books!
In Dreaming Myself into Old Age, I've hoped that reflecting on these later years will help me to better understand and deepen them. Perhaps, in sharing my quest, readers will make their own discoveries, as has been true for me whenever I’ve read about someone else’s journey. But I also believe that aging presents its own mysteries for us to uncover, and that is part of my search as well. Dreaming Myself into Old Age is set within my lifelong pursuit of self-discovery.
According to my editor, this exploration carries over in California Dreaming. She says, “Lily Iona MacKenzie's unbounded zest for life sings through the poems in California Dreaming. A writer in her bones and a dreamer in her heart, she discovers the poetry in everything—travel, art, music, nature, past and present. Her words and rhythms touch the soul and leave their treasures behind. ‘Listen closely to these poems’ quiet but insistent murmur.’ (Kathleen McClung)
Grab your favorite beverage, find a cozy spot, and join us online for an hour of delving into the mysteries of dreaming and aging!
California Dreaming & Dreaming Myself into Old Age can be purchased from Shanti Arts as well as every online bookstore, such as Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Walmart.com, and Bookshop.org.
If you plan to attend the Zoom launch or want more info about the books, email me at lmackenzie@pacbell.net.
Join Zoom Meeting at noon Pacific time at : https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85890431364?pwd=aHFiMERFM3lZeXI2VzBlSFRXenN4UT09
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