Wow. Thank you to author Matthew Simon Alexander for this amazing review of my poetry collection Pathways to Illumination. Being able to bring awareness to issues such as depression and domestic violence, in this case through poetry, is so important to me. My next book Versions of the Self will publish next month. Again, I am grateful, Matthew, for your reflections on the book.
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What a great review Christy, you must be very pleased :-)
AWESOMENESS!!
Awww, thanks! :)
Many many congratulations. Many more to come. And all the best wishes for your upcoming book. :-)
I kindly thank you, Ashish :)
What a great review, Christy! And congratulations on your upcoming new book! ❤❤❤;^)
Thank you, Aisha!! <3 How nice to see you too!
Congratulations and smiles to you, Christyb….well deserved and excellent review. Again, well done, smiling here. “:) ~R
Oh Ray, that is so nice of you to stop by and smile with me! Matthew was so kind in his review and I am so grateful :)
Christy your poetry is so so worthy of this excellent review.. No one more deserving of Praise.. :-) Big BIG hugs my friend.. <3 xxx
Thank you, Sue, truly! xx
Wonderful review! Looks like a wonderful collection.
I am very proud of it and thankful for the review!
Matthew wrote a beautiful & articulate review of your book!
I left him a comment:
“I think “Pathways” is a fabulous collection that truly moves in a positive direction. I enjoyed your review a lot!”
Oh sweetie thank you! I am honored by your comment here and by Matthew’s review of the book xx
Congratulations, Christy!
Thank you! I am blessed, for sure.
Dear Christy, it’s lovely to see you getting the recognition you so deserve!!! <3
Ohhh I appreciate it!! xx
I loved what the reviewer (Matthew Simon Alexander) said: “Pathways to Illumination is an important contemporary work in terms of situating a discussion of domestic violence, and should not be limited to those women who are struggling with circumstances similar to that of the subject of the poems, but should be widely read by those men and women who have a predisposition to exert both mental and physical torture on ‘loved’ ones.”
So often these serious subjects are being preached to the converted. Hopefully, your words will reach those who most need to hear them.
I am happy to know that you are using your painful past experience in a positive and creative way. I admire you, Christy, for speaking on behalf of so many women caught in abusive relationships. Yours is an important and necessary voice.
I’ve tried many times to download your book and the problem always arises with PayPal. I have called PayPal and there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with my account. I really don’t know what the problem is.
Anyway, I think that this review is really awesome. Enjoy it! :)
Carol, thank you for the kind words about the review and for taking time here. It means a lot too what you said about my voice being a necessary one as it has been tempting to be quiet and go an easier route… Your words help give me strength and so I am grateful to you for that. I am very thankful to Matthew for the review! I will send you an email regarding the book, as well. I have a solution! :)
Dear Christy, you are truly inspirational and I am so happy that you have received this truly deserved and excellent review for your poetry collection, many, many congratulations lovely lady :-) <3
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Sherri! :) <3
<3 :-) <3
Hugs! :)
Christy!
This is so wonderful! I am so excited for you! I feel this inner flip of joy reading this review and considering your success and accomplishment. It is as though you are an old friend, and I’ve known you all along. I’m going to have to get your book ASAP. You really leave an impression on us.
Thank you Matthew, too!
Aloha, Ka
Congratulations on this fabulous review. You are absolutely deserving of all accolades. Hugs.
Many hugs, thank you!!
I read the review. It was brilliant and I think Matthew did a great job of bringing out the essence and main message of your book. Congratulations. I hope to get your book at some point. It sounds like something I can relate to :)
That’s sweet of you to stop by and appreciate Matthew’s review as well as offering the feedback. Thank you, Mabel!
Matthew shined a powerful light on you and your debut collection Christy. Wow. Very powerful review. Congratulations.
Yes, I’m so honored by his review. Thank you, Mark. It has a deep subject matter so knowing it has impacted readers means a lot to me!
I can see that, Christy. It makes the you of now even more wonderful to me. <3
Congrats on the beautiful review for Pathways to Illumination…
I love it!… I am happy for you!!! :star:
All my best wishes. Aquileana :D
Thank you, Aquileana! I was humbled by the words, for sure. It is so nice to have your support!! xx
Nice. I should be so lucky to get reviews like that.
I offer you a review now: You leave me wonderful comments and I thank you :)
Read it..has helped me since reading ‘Pathways to
Illumination’…a very inspirational read to who have suffered what Christy went through..🌹
Thanks for the wonderful feedback, truly, Pete!
Christy, you are very inspirational. As a survivor of domestic violence as well, I think it is important for us to speak out. I admire how you do just that in an artistic way!!! Keep up the great work!!!
Lydia, thank you and I appreciate all you do as well. I look forward to when you contribute that guest post too, if that still interests you. Hugs!!
Christy, It is a pleasure, I truly love your blogs. I will have the post to you by tomorrow. Hugs back to you dear friend!!!
Congratulations on a great review, Christy. Well deserved. Woot! :D
Thank you ‘s’ word Teagan!! :)
Well done! Congratulations!
Thank you, it was a wonderful part of my day!!
Congratulations, Christy!! You deserve it!!
Thank you so much!!