My debut picture book is here!
16 WORDS: WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS AND "THE RED WHEELBARROW"
Published September, 2019 from Schwartz & Wade Books with illustrations by the talented Chuck Groenink!
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Signed, personalized copies are available from my local independent bookstore, Wellesley Books, which always offers a treat to my hound dog, Tucker! Call the store to order, or order without personalization here. (But I'd love to sign your book for you!)
You also may order 16 Words from Random House, on Indiebound.org, Barnes & Noble, Target, or Amazon.com. ISBN 9781524720162 Schwartz & Wade Books |
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Poetry Writing Activities!
Click to download two poetry activities based on "The Red Wheelbarrow!" 16_words-activities.pdf |
Meeting Teresa Marshall Hale
Meeting Teresa Marshall Hale, Thaddeus Marshall's great-granddaughter!
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A draft of this picture book, then titled "Mr. Marshall's Red Wheelbarrow," about the inspiration for William Carlos Williams' famous poem, "The Red Wheelbarrow," won the 2016 PEN-New England Susan P. Bloom Discovery Award.
Williams was not only a doctor, but a physician. His neighbor and patient, Thaddeus Marshall, who raised and sold vegetables and chickens, inspired the poem. I went to the beautiful town of Rutherford, New Jersey, home of Dr. Williams and Mr. Marshall, to research my book. Later, I was thrilled to meet Teresa Marshall Hale, Thaddeus Marshall's great-granddaughter. Well before she learned of the Williams-Marshall connection, Ms. Hale's interest in genealogy led her to study her family's history. She's spent many hours in archives in the south, including in Charleston, SC, where her great-grandfather was born, learning key information about her family. It was an honor to meet her.  The PEN - New England awards
were held at Simmons College in Boston.
It was a thrill to be honored with the Susan P. Bloom Discovery Award for the manuscript of MR. MARSHALL'S RED WHEELBARROW. I am so grateful to the award committee for recognizing my work and to their commitment to encouraging new writers. |