You Might Like Some of These Poems

By Mary Elizabeth Raines

This 28 poems in this small volume by Mary Elizabeth Raines were written in the 1960s and 1970s. The author re-discovered them after they sat in a box for many years, and found them interesting. Simply written, reflecting whimsy, tenderness and sometimes deep emotion, these are the timeless musings of a young woman. You might like some of them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mary Elizabeth Raines
• Release date: Mar 29, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452421308

Mary Elizabeth Raines

MARY ELIZABETH (LEACH) RAINES writes novels and plays, as well as books about hypnosis. She has won national, state and local awards for her writing. Her writing ranges from inspiring literary fiction about serious life themes, as in her novel, UNA, to contemporary (THE SECRET OF EATING RASPBERRIES) to whimsical and satirical (THE MAN IN THE GPS AND OTHER STORIES). She was one of the 2015 top prize winners in the coveted Writer's Digest competition in the category of literary/mainstream story, and was also a prize-winner in 2016 for nonfiction. She has won other awards in the past for her writing. Ms. Raines' lengthy publishing history began when she sold children's stories to magazines in the early 1970s. She has been a newspaper reporter and a freelance editor, and is currently a columnist for "The Journal of Hypnotism." She teaches writing classes for adult education in Sedona, Arizona, where she resides. Her formal education was in piano performance at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and she also spent several years in independent film studies at the University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh. She still plays the piano, writes plays and film scripts, and has a long history of acting and directing. Ms. Raines is also an internationally recognized hypnotist and the director of the Academy for Professional Hypnosis Training. She is happy to be a distant cousin of Louisa May Alcott.

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YOU MIGHT LIKE SOME OF THESE POEMS

by Mary Elizabeth Raines

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These poems are licensed for your personal enjoyment only. Because authors need to eat, too, these poems may not be copied, re-sold or given away to other people without permission and a wee bit of money. (For permission and rates, please contact the author at [e-mail].) If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. It doesn’t cost much! If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your