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Background Information

Monica E. Smith is basically self-taught as a writer, learning from what she has read read and "from my own mistakes".

Monica enjoys writing about everyday things, and feels that a poem can be found anywhere. Her family continues to play a most important part in her writing. They have always had confidence in her, even when she wasn’t so sure of herself. Family and friends have been the “subjects” of much of her better poetry, as “Love makes for a fertile garden in which poetry can grow”.

About her writing, Monica explains "I feel poetry need not be written in a complicated language for the select few. I find, even in the brevity of poetry the freedom of expression, and in that there is freedom in expression.” She feels what is most important in writing a poem is the sharing. The two must go hand-in-hand, as it is the sharing/experience of the poem which makes it live. “Many times, people experience the same feelings but do not know how or are unable to express them. To see that the poet has felt or experienced what they have provides a precious link with another, giving a sense of belonging.”

Monica is the author of Days of Fine Gray Ash (a collection of poems regarding the many nuances of love, which was endorsed by Poet/Author Nikki Giovanni), available through her web site, Expresso Cafe . Her poems have been published in many national and international journals.

Most recently, she has had poems purchased for two of author June Cotner’s books: To Have and to Hold: Prayers for Newlyweds and Miracles of Motherhood: Prayers and Poems for a New Mother, both of which where released in spring 2007. Another of her poems is being kept by Ms. Cotner for a future book. Monica also has had several poems included in many of the PoetWorks Press anthologies, the latest of which— Baby Boomer Birthright— was released in October 2008.

Monica enjoys reading and exploring her family ancestry, as well as her new-found love of photography, which she calls “silent poetry”. She has been experimenting with creating Haiku-Photography, a form which has recently risen from the original Haiga (Haiku Painting). Two of her Haiku-Photography poems were published in the February 2008 issue of Sketchbook -- A Journal for Eastern and Western Short Forms.

In August 2008, she released her first book of photography with blurb.com, Going Coastal, a coffee table book containing photographs of coastal areas from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan and smaller areas in between. Her second book with blurb.com, Dog-matized: The Comical Truth of LIfe with a Jack-A-Bee was released in September 2008.

Monica welcomes all correspondence at monica@purplequill.com

Birth Place
Cleveland, OH USA
Accomplishments

Winner of Golden Web Award for 2003-2004, IAWMD (International Association of Web Masters and Designers)

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Monica's Expresso Cafe
An eclectic poetry and writing site, with original poetry and that of the masters--past and present. I have a chapel which contains spiritual poetry, a political page, and various other reading rooms. There are also pages with haiku, writing tips and quotes from famous--and infamous writers, a gift shop, kitchen and much much more. I will soon add a page dedicated to my photography.

Days of Fine Gray Ash
A site with information about my book, "Days of Fine Gray Ash"--including cost, where to purchase, and where to view an excerpt.

The Dawkins Project
The Dawkins Project, located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, began as The Paul Andrew Dawkins Children's Project, Incorporated in 1990. It was officially registered as a non-profit, 501(C)(3) status organization with the IRS. Its name was shortened to The Dawkins Project in 2000. It was created by Paul Andrew Dawkins (with the help of Ryan Mauve Douglas and Jedediah Douglas) and seeks to help children and those who help children, on a number of levels. CeLEBRATIONS: the series of books, with 35 planned titles, is being created to endow the projects and programs of The Dawkins Project. These books, which will feature letters and photographs that celebrate loved ones and other special individuals, will be published by Adassa Prendegast Publishers (membership pending in the Association of American Publishers) beginning in the spring of 2003. My work has been included in the first release book, "Letters to My Father", released May 2003. Purchase information on any of the "Celebration" series of titles available by contacting Mr. Dawkins at the website.




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