Introducing: Lasting Impressions Editing

photo c/o Morguefile.com As Owner/Editor of LASTING IMPRESSIONS EDITING, I provide client services for textual content ranging from editing, proofreading, writing, re-writing, formatting, qualitative analysis, website content revision, search engine and social media optimization and more, my focus is on helping my clients ensure that their readers are engaging in a very responsive way. Whether the client is an author, writer, poet, business professional or individual with important documents, book manuscripts, business communications and more, my clients find me from near and far as I continue to service their needs whether they are just around the corner or across the … Continue reading Introducing: Lasting Impressions Editing

picture of a decaying leaf fallen to rest on a broadleaf, by Carolyn C. Meltzer, photographer, Atlanta

Fallen; Beauty in Decay, prose

Leaves sangria blend magenta, tumble gust redolent falling

Silent freefall cast upon elongated plumage waiting

Anticipative moans befall as timber leans and tall grass throw

Still, a stricken beauty comes to rest upon its savior holding Continue reading Fallen; Beauty in Decay, prose

The Artform of Writing Poetry; Making That Critical Connection

photo © William Dyce, Omnia Vanitas 1848 Early Beginnings Most of us were exposed to the artful poetic writings of famed poets during our elementary and secondary school years, poets through the ages and periods who scribed scores of poetic verse with a broad range of styles and forms. But a few notables in history include William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Maya Angelou, Robert Frost, Edgar Allan Poe, Whitman, Cummings, Wordsworth, Elizabeth Bennett Browning, Margaret Atwood, Robert Burns, T.S. Eliot to name but a few. Much of my scholastic learnings about poetry and the brilliant minds that created historic writings to … Continue reading The Artform of Writing Poetry; Making That Critical Connection

Writer’s Perspective; Emotion, Passion, Inspiration

photo c/o morguefile.com For too many years to count I have felt a keen affinity for the English language, its complexities and nuances, its capacity to drive our everyday communications, our knowledge of what exists and perpetuates in this world…and who and what ceases to exist through mortality or whatever other measure. Each and every one of us has purpose in our lives. Whether we are cognizant of that purpose, pursue that purpose as we see it, or could care less and amble through life until we succumb to eternal rest is up to us as individuals. There is magic … Continue reading Writer’s Perspective; Emotion, Passion, Inspiration

Picture of Fallen One by photographer Carolyn C. Meltzer, Atlanta

Copperleaf Cold; poetry, photography, stunning visuals in verse

‘Fallen One’ photograph © Carolyn C. Meltzer STUNNING VISUALS IN VERSE Collaborative Series Pairing Photographic Visuals of Carolyn C. Meltzer With Poetic Verse of Don MacIver Dedicated to immensely gifted photographer Carolyn C. Meltzer… COPPERLEAF COLD Emergent chill of winter’s … Continue reading Copperleaf Cold; poetry, photography, stunning visuals in verse

Feature: Richard A. Cross; Powerfully Inspired Mentor, Speaker, Author, Poet

  Richard A. Cross Once in a very long time we discover an individual whose passion for life and devotion to bettering the lives of others surpasses anything one could reasonably expect to see in this day, especially given that our exposure to the more negative aspects of life proliferates and challenges our own personal focus and wellbeing. One such individual is Professor Richard A. Cross of Atlanta, Georgia. In preface, consider this if you would. What is there about YOUR life that you want to change? What do you aspire to accomplish with your time on this earth? Have … Continue reading Feature: Richard A. Cross; Powerfully Inspired Mentor, Speaker, Author, Poet

Romancing The Words; poetry, writing

“Words flow through inspiration
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Inspiration flows through life to heart, mind & soul
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Divergent energies of life flow through earth, wind & fire
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Let your words burgeon as floral seedlings sprouting in splendor without restriction” Continue reading Romancing The Words; poetry, writing