NEWS
Reviews
10/10/2009
“Blending philosophical prose, simple nature poetry, and full color photography, Mark Steven Rhoads produces a read that'll delight readers on multiple fronts, pleasing their eyes along with their mind” Midwest Book Review
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10/1/2009
“…this book shouted out to me to sit down in a quiet spot and relax, reading the poetry and absorbing its messages…..I cannot emphasize enough how lovely and helpful this book will be to any person sensitive enough to appreciate it. It is rare find!” Anita Finley – Boomer Times & Senior Life
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7/19/2009
“an exceptional manifesto of life in these troubled times… sure to inspire...” Torey Mitchell, Newswire
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7/15/2009
“These brightly colored volumes indicate conscious engagement with the natural world as a means toward spiritual insight or revelation...”
Graham Christian – Library Journal
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WSBR Radio Interview of the Author by Anita Finley of the Boomer Times on 10-10-2009
Media Release: October 15, 2009
"The Spiritual Life as the Natural Life in “The Songbird in My Heart”
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Media Release: June 25, 2009
"Can you hear it, the call of the songbird in your heart?"
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Upcoming Events
- August – 2009
- Featured Placement on Amazon.com as “New in Paperback”
- IBPA Cooperative Mailing to 3,500 Reviewers
- IBPA Cooperative Mailing to 3,500 Stores (Spirituality focused)
- Now For Sale at the Greenwood Grocery (Local Greenwood, VA hot spot)
- Social Networking Program Initiated
- September – 2009
- IBPA Cooperative Exhibit – Denver, CO ~ 9/24 – 9/26/2009
- IBPA Cooperative Exhibit – St. Paul, MN ~ 9/26/2009
- October – 2009
- Featured on the cover of The Baby Boomer Times and Senior Life Magazine
- Radio Interview on WSBR radio October 10, 2009
- Featured at the Frankfurt (Germany) Fair with International Titles
- IBPA Cooperative Exhibit – Hartford, CT ~ 10/2 – 10/3/2009
- IBPA Cooperative Exhibit – Oakland, CA ~ 10/9 – 10/10/2009
- Launch “I Am Spirit” video trailer with excerpts
- Official Publication Date - October 15, 2009
"Fruit and Mind
Like the grape
Turned to wine
The original mind
Is now separate.
The miracle comes
From the ripened vine
First mashed, the crush
Is converted
To the finished juice
Aged in wood
The product is now complete.
In this life
We reach a certain age
Only to wonder
How we arrived at this place
From a perfect origination
It is never too late
To appreciate, to remember
The road we have traveled
Wait for the next thought
Patiently wait, and perhaps
You may realize
What has always been true
The miracle of
The original you."
