Finishing Line Press has revealed the new cover of my full-length collection Rooted and Winged.
PRE-ORDER HERE
Release date: September 9
Book description:
The poems of Rooted and Winged explore the emotional and physical movement of flight and falling. They are of the earth, the place of fertile origins, and of the dream world we observe and imagine when we look upward. Golems and ghosts that emerge from the ground, as well as the birds and angels that live above us, inhabit the collection. We will always be striving for flight, even as we feel most comfortable closest to the earth.
There are poems about Arizona, California, and the lakes of Michigan. My maternal grandparents are the characters that most inhabit this book.
Cover art: Leonard Cowgill
If you pre-order . . .
I would love it if you could pre-order the book, if you can swing it. For the pre-order period, I am donating $5 in the name of each person who pre-orders the book to Liberty Wildlife, a wildlife rehabilitation center. Two months into the pandemic, we had a red-tailed hawk in our yard. She was unable to fly, and a volunteer from Liberty Wildlife came out to rescue her. I wrote a poem about the incident, which was published in The Orchards Poetry Journal and is in Rooted and Winged. The gardener and I have brought many smaller injured and orphaned birds to Liberty Wildlife over the years. Some of the poems in the book are about the wildlife in our area.
If you place an order for the book, please let me know with your name and email address. That way I can keep track of the pre-orders to make sure my list matches that of the publisher. When the pre-order period is over, I will give the list of names and emails to Liberty. You will then receive an acknowledgement by email of your donation for the birds and bunnies.
As always, I am available for blog interviews and guest posts and would particularly love to set things up for fall when the book is in our hands!
all my ghosts and angels become each
other and then me with a hinted outline of wings.
from “The Shape of Me”
A beautiful cover, Luanne! I can hardly wait until “Rooted and Winged” comes out!!
Thank you so much! Art by Michigan artist Leonard Cowgill.
Congratulations, Luanne! I’m excited to read this!
Thank you, Merril! It’s getting real. I know you know the feeling! Almost done with your beautiful book.
You’re welcome, Luanne!💙
I love the cover!💕
Oh, I’m so glad! I wanted just the right cover . . . .
Great cover, Luanne! Congrats!
Thank you so much, Jill!!!!
Very unique cover!
Thank you, Kate! Just what I wanted–unique!
Well done, Luanne. Very special cover.
Oh, yay. I put a lot of thought into the art for it, and went with this publisher because their book covers are always so well designed.
You won’t find another one like it.
YAY!! Just pre-ordered my copy. Will it be signed?
Unfortunately, no, but I will have some sticker things made that I can sign. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations, Luanne I love the cover & can’t wait to read this poetry collection!! Subjects I adore too. 🙂
Oh, thank you, Jade!!! Love!!!!
😀 Are you signing any pre order copies?
A couple of people have asked me those so I am going to order stickers that go in the book that I will sign and send to people who asked for them. If you pre-order the book, be sure to give me your email address so you can get an email about the donation at the end of the pre-order period.
I ordered my copy!! Email address in here 🙂 And please sign mine, thank you Luanne, looking fwd to reading it! 🙂 🙂
Thank you so much, Jade! Definitely will send you a signed label for the book!!!! XO
Congratulations, Luanne
Can’t wait for this. Will definitely be ordering.
Busy with promotion of The Hand of Ganesh.
Congratulations!
Congratulations!!!! How exciting. I ordered and love that you are donating to the wildlife as well.
Thank you!!!! I need your email address so you can get an eventual email from liberty wildlife for the donation. Do you want to email it to me? luanne.castle at gmail.com.
Love the cover, Luanne! Fabulous!!!
I pre-ordered a copy. I know I’ll love it.
I know I’ve been out of the loop, but I’m astounded I missed that this was coming out. I LOVE the cover art! So very happy for you and pre-ordering!
I think you have a slew of excuses, Ellen!!!!!!! Thank you for the preorder. I’m putting you on the donation list!
Do you have a preference for sending in a check or buying online? I can do either
For convenience, see if you can buy online. If you have trouble, then send a check, I think. Thank you so much!
I have crossed the finish line (ha, ha–a pun). I’ve ordered, and you know you can count on me for a review. You can tell me later if you’d like a review or interview or what.
Oh, wonderful on both counts, Ellen! Sure! Yay!!!! And thank you!
A captivating cover, Luanne. Congratulations.
Carol, thank you so much!!! I love the cover, too!