Excerpt"...When I write, (anytime day or night) I don't have anything on my mind except what I'm writing about. I just pick up my pen and paper and let it flow and flow to whatever deep corner of my mind I can. Each poem is its own story of a reality that existed in my life either by emotion or circumstance."Whispering a Lady's Secret" is exactly that! It's filled with many poems and photographs that existed at one time. It tells a story of a life before, "Voices Silently Speak". So many people can not hear their own voices silently speak!However, "Whispering a Lady's Secret" has gone deeper and further than that. In reading this book, I hope that you can open your eyes, mind, and understanding. Don't try to find out what happened to me by detail or try to decipher every poem as it was when I wrote it, but let your emotions flow from wherever they're at and what how they make you fee and what they get you to remember. Not every poem will hit you, but the one that does will mean something to you and that's the whole purpose of me writing this book. Then maybe you'll be able to move on from that fear, circumstance or happening that touched your life in whatever way that it did and realize "it's ok".In my eyes poetry isn't necessarily about rhyming or perfecting everything that's been written down. It's about letting what comes to your heart, mind, and soul be released through that pen to that piece of paper without a care in the world what anyone will think. Then you've actually gotten somewhere and done something that too many people won't do or have done and are afraid to show it. They've released their emotions and faced what they wrote. Not as a mistake or problem, but a positive circumstance that let their voices silently speak.Maybe now you'll understand the one "Whispering a Lady's Secret" . . .

Biography

Lena Rai is an aspiring Native American novelist who loves to write poetry in her spare time as the inspiration hits her. She graduated high school in a small town just south of the Mackinaw Bridge with accomplishments such as the Literary Magazine, School Newspaper, Yearbook, and Choir in her experiences. During this time, she also got published in The International Library of Poetry with "Anonymous Thoughts" and succeeded with further offers afterward such as her award winning essay "The Accomplishments of Gerald R. Ford as President of the United States" for the Gerald R. Ford renaming ceremony in Grand Rapids, MI where she won a cash prize and a spot in the MINACT INC. News of Fall 2004 with U.S. Representative Vernon Ehlers and Ford's brother Richard Ford.

Her latest accomplishment is a newly published book by the name of "Voices Silently Speak" published by Publish America where she begins to reveal many struggles she's encountered in her life as well as attempt to take you through her emotions poem by poem.

Running a myspace site to promote it at http://www.myspace.com/lenarai, Lena is working on her most interesting project yet involving just her poetry and pictures! The poetry book is titled, "Whispering a Lady's Secret" and opens many more doors to the heart and soul of this passionate Native American young lady from the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and may just introduce the freedom and art of poetry to the world again.

Most recently nominated for "Best Poem of Year 2005" for "Velvet Rose" on www.musesreview.org which recieved a five star review to be published in April. Recieved a 5 coffee cup review at www.coffeetimeromance.com for her most recent collection of poems, "Voices Silently Speak" published in February of 2005. Currently looking for a publicist to highlight her passion for her work and spread the news about her reason for writing...

My Space
This page includes just about everything there is to know and links to all she has available.

My Calendars
There are two calendars available right now that sneak a peek at what's in store for her new collection of poetry, "Whispering a Lady's Secret"..

Writing With Passion
Please feel free to email me with any questions or suggestions or just to chat... the page is still in the works..

Multiply
I have all kinds of pictures here of everything about me and many different blog entries as well.. feel free to stop by... Miigwech!!