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C.J. Heck (August 10 / Born in Columbus OH - living in Florida)
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CJ Heck is a poet, blogger, and the published author of three children's books, a collection of short stories, and a new book of adult poetry, 'Anatomy of a Poet'.
CJ lives with her partner, Author Robert Cosmar, in The Villages, Florida. She has three married daughters, eleven grandchildren, and is also a Vietnam widow.
For more information, interviews, book excerpts, or to invite CJ to your school or organization, please call 352-299-5634, or visit her website:
Barking Spiders Poetry:
www.barkingspiderspoetry.com
Her books are available on Amazon.com, through her website, and should be in all bookstores. If not, please ask for them and ... more »
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CJ's poems spring forth in lively style, with wonderful imagination, heartfelt truth, and humor galore. Always worth the read! -chuck
CJ.......what a gift you have~ every word imparts a vivid image that fills the hearts and souls of your readers with a remembering...Yes, it's the littlest moments that you paint so well... and spell out with glowing simplicity.
Thank You for being exempliary in your work......you inspire me to set a higher standard for my own poems!
Hugs to You~
Adrienne
CJ is, predominately viewed as a writer of works for children, yet those works contain an approach that crosses all age groups. Her works can be humourous or filled with pathos. Her use of words can paint a picture of innocence that contrains its own profoundity. 'Daddy's Boots' is a perfect example of how CJ approaches her work. It is at once a portrayal of innocence and a need to abandon that innocence at times of trauma.
Her children's works have an incredible universal appeal and if one is tempted to dismiss them because CJ classes them as Children's pieces, then you do so at your Peril.
In her non-childrens verse, CJ carries over her approach to more adult themes. In doing so she presents a world that is deeply sad, incredibly humourous and sometimes intimate.
C.J.,
I really enjoy reading your poetry. I also greatly appreciate your kind comments on my poems, they are so much more meaningful coming from a talent like you.
Thanks again,
Kenneth