Today is the Day
Today is Release Day for Our Wolves. Today and tomorrow. I wanted March 5 because the date has personal significance to me. It’s the anniversary of the first date my husband and I went on, and the...
View ArticleOur Wolves is Featured on Sally’s Smorgasbord Blog Magazine!
Today is Release Day for Our Wolves. You can read more about it on Sally’s Smorgasbord Blog Magazine here:...
View ArticleDay 2 of Our Wolves Release
On this day 2 of the 2-day release of Our Wolves, I would like to share an interview by journalist Deborah Kalb on her book blog. In this interview, she asks questions that probe the origins of the...
View ArticleVisit the Our Wolves Book Tour 3-7-23
First stop on the Our Wolves blog tour, a book review, can be found here: https://thebookloversboudoir.wordpress.com/2023/03/07/our-wolves-by-luanne-castle/ On another note, I wanted to give you a...
View Article#Tanka Tuesday and Poetry Reading
See below for the video that goes with this fireplace photo. Today Colleen’s prompt for #TankaTuesday involved writing a syllabic poem using a photo by https://secondwindleisure.com/about-me/ as a...
View ArticleVisit the Our Wolves Book Tour Today
Next stop on the Our Wolves blog tour, a book review, can be found here: https://bookwormnai.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/our-wolves-by-luanne-castle/ The last book review for Our Wolves was published...
View ArticleAn Award and a Review–a Good Day for Rooted and Winged
I have a little Rooted and Winged news. It’s a Book Excellence Winner in Poetry! Oh yeah, baby. This is a nice little present to me for the work I put into the book. Poet Carol Bachofner has posted a...
View ArticleAnother Visit on the Our Wolves Book Tour
We have another stop on the Our Wolves blog tour! A delightful book review by Anthony Avina can be found here:...
View ArticleTwo More Visits on the Our Wolves Book Tour
Deborah Brasket has written a very smart review of Our Wolves. I love how she notices the “slippery, slantwise versions” of Red Riding Hood in the book. You can find her review here (and check out her...
View ArticleOur Wolves Book Tour: 2 Lovely Reviews
Marie A. Bailey had written a review of Our Wolves that looks at the autobiographical nature of some of the poems. This is what I love about poetry: how it can be specific and universal, as well as...
View ArticleAn Invitation to My First Zoom Solo Poetry Reading and Other Stuff
Kind of nerve-wracking for me, but yes, I am going to be reading via zoom through the Well-Versed Words poetry reading program, hosted by poet Alison Hurwitz. Saturday, April 8 at 5PM Eastern, which...
View ArticleReview of Our Wolves by Author Robbie Cheadle
Our Wolves has been given a lovely review by Robbie Cheadle! A big thank you to Robbie!...
View ArticlePoetry Reading Video
I had fun reading my poetry via zoom through the Well-Versed Words program, hosted by poet Alison Hurwitz. There was time to read quite a few poems from Rooted and Winged, as well as two from Our...
View ArticleReview of Rooted and Winged AND Our Wolves
Writer Joy Neal Kidney has written a review for both my full-length collection Rooted and Winged and Our Wolves. Thank you, Joy! New Poetry by Luanne Castle
View ArticleOur Wolves: Readers’ Thoughts
Our Wolves has received some lovely and “interesting” attention that I thought I would share with you. There are some wonderful reviews on Goodreads (and Amazon), including those by veteran reviewers...
View ArticleRobbie Cheadle’s Guest on Treasuring Poetry
I’m excited to be author and blogger Robbie Cheadle’s May guest for her monthly Treasuring Poetry article on Writing to be Read. She had some wonderful questions for me about writing, and I enjoyed...
View ArticleSally’s Smorgasbord Features Our Wolves
A big thank you to Sally Cronin at Smorgasbord Book Promotions for featuring Our Wolves today on Summer Book Fair 2023. Smorgasbord Book Promotions – Summer Book Fair 2023 – #Poetry #Fairystories by...
View ArticleMeditation on Art: #TankaTuesday
Colleen at Wordcraft poetry suggested writing a syllabic poem inspired by an art meditation video posted by Rebecca Budd on her chasing art.com website....
View ArticleSyllabic Synonyms: #TankaTuesday
Colleen at Wordcraft poetry suggested writing a syllabic poem using synonyms for the words OPEN and CLOSE. When the sun unfurls in the rosy morning sky the owl shuts her eyes. In my haiku I used...
View ArticleSeason 5 Episode 14: Luanne Castle on A Poet’s Voice
“Note how the red rose,velvet worn by early frost,clings confidentlyto its own treacherous stem,never accursed by mirrors.” Luanne Castle Welcome to …Season 5 Episode 14: Luanne Castle on A Poet’s...
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