New poetry booklet - When You Hear Hoofbeats

[Sue New]

Hi Everyone,

Well, its been a while, but finally I have my inspiration back and I am going to make a start on collating all the poems I have received so far for the 3rd HMSA Poetry Booklet. The new booklet is going to be called "When you Hear Hoofbeats" and feature a picture of a Zebra on the front. I have 11 poets already lined up for the new volume, but if anyone else would like to have their poems on the theme of living with HMS/EDS featured in the booklet, please e-mail me at poetry@hypermobility.org (please put "HMSA Poems" in the title if you send me an e-mail so I don't confuse it for SPAM).

I didn't get around to completing the project last year as I had so many health problems going on, I just wasn't in the right frame of mind to do it. I apologise to you all for that, but hopefully now I am back on track and my plan is to be able to launch the new booklet at the next HMSA residential weekend.

I will keep those already involved in the project up to date with my progress, and look forward to receiving poems from anyone else who would like to be included.

Take care,

Sue xx

[loosebones]

Sue, did I email you some last year? and what's the limit on how many we can send you?

[Sue New]

Hi Carla,

I have one poem for you at the moment. Can you please e-mail me all the poems you would like to go in the booklet. I may have to limit the amount of poems per person to 3, as already I have enough to fill up all the pages.

I look forward to getting your poems.

Sue xx

[cuddles]

Sue
Good luck to you and everyone else taking part in this venture !!
Poetry is something i love , but it is also something i am rubbish at
So Break a leg gang ,WAIT better not do that ,hee hee
seriously i wish you well xxx

[loosebones]

can you remind me which one I've sent you already? I have no idea whatsoever
will email you the others next week

[Englishgremlin1]

Lt em know if you haven't room for any of mine - I would be willing to delay so that you get the maximum involvment and sales

[Sue New]

Hi Carla,

The one I have for you at the moment is "A world of my own"

Graham - I may have to limit the amount of poems that each person can contribute, but I will let everyone know as soon as I can.

Take care all,

Sue xx

[Sue New]

Hi Everyone,

I have been working on the new poetry booklet again today, and now have the basic manuscript sorted out. I have sent e-mails, PM's etc to those who have submitted their poems requesting anything outstanding (i.e their Intros and Photos).

I think I have enough poems now to go ahead with the project, but if anyone has any last minute submissions, please let me know asap and I may be able to fit your poem/s in.

Dr Brad Tinkle from the USA has agreed to write the Foreword for this booklet and has also written a poem that fits very well with the title of "When you hear hoofbeats". I am also going to approach Prof G to see if he would do the Introduction again as he did us proud last time with his interpretations of our poems.

I am going to try to get the new booklet published in time to be launched at the next HMSA Residential in September, so if those people i have contacted can get back to me as soon as they can I would be extremely grateful.

Many thanks,

Sue xx

[Englishgremlin1]

Thanks to your work on this Sue. I'm really looking forward to seeing the book.

[jojackson]

I'm looking forward to it as well!

No artistic or literary talent myself, but I'm absolutely in awe of those who do have those skills, and Sue, I loved the poem that you posted in the Stanmore thread.