Book Selling

 Elizabeth Leaper was selling copies of both ‘Collecting Cobwebs, Gathering Brambles’ and her own ‘Barking at Nothing’ which is sold in aid of the Donna Louise Trust, yesterday (Saturday 8th December) at Stafford Indoor Market. This is her little corner of the  Christmas stall of the  ‘Friends of the Donna Louise Trust’. Click on the link in the side bar to find out more about the Donna Louise Children’s Hospice Trust.

You can see she was in good company, although he rather rudely kept his back to her all day! The day was quite successful with several books sold despite the fairly low footfall. Apparently there was a Christmas Market in the town Square to compete with.

Elizabeth will be there again on Saturday 15th December so if you are in the area and are a fan of ELizabeth’s and Jack’s poems why not come along? She will be pleased to see you. We are hoping for a better turn out as the neighbouring stall will be offering Face Painting among other things and there will be free mince pies.

The books make ideal stocking fillers and if you wish to purchase copies go to www.silverburnpublishing.co.uk where you can buy them at the click of a button.

EOTE

EOTE, which is short for Ends Of The Earth, is a free e-zine promoting the work of emerging creative artists – writers, photographers and painters. The e-zine appears three times a year, in April, August and December and is open to submissions.

The new April issue contains a couple of short pieces by Elizabeth Leaper. For more information and to subscribe to the e-zine please visit EOTE.

Book Giveaway Winner Announced

The winner of Elizabeth’s Blog Tour Book Giveaway has now been announced.  To find out if you have won and how to claim your prize please click on the link to Dragonscale Clippings.

I am sorry if you have been unlucky this time but remember you can always buy a copy direct from Silverburn Publishing.

Giveaway Ends

We are very sorry but the book giveaway has now ended. The winner will be announced soon.

If you would like to buy a copy of ‘Collecting Cobwebs, Gathering Brambles’ you may do so at Silverburn Publishing.

You can read sample poems by both Jack Williamson and Elizabeth Leaper at ‘By the Wobbly Dum-Dum Tree’ here.

2 Days Left!

Only two days remain of my Blog Tour Giveaway. To be in with a chance to win a copy of  ‘Collecting Cobwebs, Gathering Brambles’ visit Dragonscale Clippings here and leave a comment. You have until midnight on April 6th 2012 to do so.  You can read sample poems by both Jack Williamson and Elizabeth Leaper at ‘By the Wobbly Dum-Dum Tree’ here.

Book Giveaway

Today is book giveaway day at Dragonscale Clippings and it is the last day of Elizabeth Leaper’s week-long Blog Tour there. All you need to do to be in with a chance to win a copy of  ‘Collecting Cobwebs, Gathering Brambles’ is to visit Dragonscale Clippings here and leave a comment. You have until midnight on April 6th 2012 to do so.  You can read sample poems by both Jack Williamson and Elizabeth Leaper at ‘By the Wobbly Dum-Dum Tree’ here.

Free Book

Win a FREE copy of ‘Collecting Cobwebs, Gathering Brambles’ by Elizabeth Leaper and Jack Williamson.

To take advantage of this offer simply visit writer Freya Pickard’s Blog at ‘Dragonscale Clippings’ between 19th – 23rd March 2012, where Elizabeth will be guesting, and leave a comment.  Elizabeth will be writing a guest post on the Blog and Freya will be interviewing Elizabeth about the book and her own writing.  Freya will also write a review of the book.

To find out more about the book, or to purchase a copy, visit Silverburn Publishing.

Cobwebs and Brambles

AT LAST: Jack’s Poems are in print.

Having wished for some time to see Jack’s poems in print I am pleased to announce the publication and launch of “Collecting Cobwebs, Gathering Brambles” on Saturday 17th September 2011 at Stafford Arts and Book Festival.

We can all relate to the poems and verse by Elizabeth Leaper and her late uncle Jack Williamson that make up this collection. With their subject matter deeply rooted in a common heritage, sense of place, people and the natural world the two parts complement each other perfectly. Often amusing and sometimes poignant, this collection is above all thoroughly readable.

ISBN  978-0-9547010-2-4

Price:  £4.99 (plus p&p)

The net profits from the sale of this book will be donated to charity.

Available to order now from:

Silverburn Publishing: www.silverburnpublishing.co.uk

To order email: enquiries@silverburnpublishing.co.uk

Birch Trees

This poem was written around 1991 and I believe is previously unpublished.

Birch Trees

Against a sky of blue or cloudy grey
Whatever the day, pale and slender boughs,
Like early summer nudes, exposed through
Frondle trails of leafy green, slightly
Bend and sway, while bushy heady tops
Are tingle-teased by a fresh spring
Early morning breeze.

Arched, white spine straining. Young stripling
Stems stretched out like yesterday’s abandoned
Streamers. Fledgling leaves ripped, stripped
From life, lost and tossed aside without
apparent rhyme or reason unless, perhaps?
A wild futile gesture of appeasement, against
This heedless, needless rampaging.

Tall white masts lying at anchor
On a neap tide of evening sylphid mist.
Faded russet topsails shrouded in calm.
The hold laden with silence and a
Nostalgic late autumn balm. While over
The horizon the first grey mast of winter
Waits patiently to cross the bar.

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Note: The ‘s’ at the end of the word ‘waits’ in the last line is my addition and did not appear in Jack’s original. It may have been a typing error. I could have just as easily added it to the word ‘mast’ in the penultimate line instead but it seemed to me to be a better fit here.

A River Of Stones

I regret that this site has been rather dormant for a while. I certainly have not run out of Jack’s Poems but rather have been busy with other things – like the arrival of a new grandson! It is hoped that normal service will return in the New Year.

Also in the new year I will be participating in the International Small Stone Writing Month (January 2011). I have set up a blog especially for this and you can find it at: http://bythewobblydumdumtree.wordpress.com  Please do drop by, have a look and leave a comment if you like what you see.

More information about the International Small Stone Writing Month can be found at: http://ariverofstones.blogspot.com