Böcker av Rebecca Rijsdijk

"This is exactly what I'd want from a book like this, Rijsdijk hasn't sugar coated it, and I love that she made, what feels to me, like a minefield, so accessible and listed pitfalls and checklists along the way. I've loved reading this, the author's appetite for sharing her knowledge is tangible and it's a book I'd most definitely recommend to anyone considering self-publishing." - Rosa G. Self-publishing your poetry collection can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience, but it also comes with its own set of challenges. "Self Publishing Your Poetry Book: A Handbook for Emerging Poets" is here to help you navigate the process and bring your work to the world.In this comprehensive guide, you'll find everything you need to know about self-publishing your poetry, from planning and designing your book, to marketing and promoting it, to printing and distributing it. With chapters on choosing a cover design, deciding on a font and layout for your poems, creating a table of contents and any other additional features, and much more, this book covers all the essential steps in the self-publishing process.In addition, this book offers tips and strategies for overcoming the challenges of self-publishing, such as finances, legal considerations, and comparing self-publishing to traditional publishing. Whether you are a seasoned poet or just starting out, this book is a valuable resource for anyone looking to self-publish their poetry collection.So if you're ready to take control of your publishing journey and share your work with the world, "Self Publishing Your Poetry Book" is the perfect guide to help you turn your poetry into a published book.

They strip search our dignity, our flag of identity wavering ingusts of uniform, puppet handsransack our suitcases asthey bleach my father's heart.With both hands, this collection pulls you into the emotive and developing stance of an Iraqi refugee. Continuous themes of fire and water accentuate both the trauma and desperate potential of people fleeing areas of conflict. Based on her own heritage, Zara takes us through an honest and powerful history, threading a global language, too often left unspoken."Often bittersweet, regularly tinged with nostalgia and sometimes blade sharp, Zara Al-Noah creates a complex latticework of longing, love and loss in this poised and beautiful collection of poems." - Jen Feroze, Author of The Colour of HopeZara Al-Noah lives in the UK and is a medic in the NHS. She is happiest in wellies, exploring the countryside with her husband and two small children. Her mixed heritage includes Iraqi descent. This, alongside her extensive travels, is the basis of her passion for writing. Flooding A Matchbox is her first collection of poetry.

"A Love Letter to a Thousand Yesterdays" is a beautifully curated anthology of poetry featuring an impressive variety of poetic styles and forms. Published by Sunday Mornings at the River, an independent English poetry press, this collection showcases the incredible talent and diversity of the poets they have had the pleasure of working with. From deeply personal and introspective themes to political and societal issues, the poems within these pages offer powerful and moving reflections on the human experience. Contributors include Amanda Ball, Zara Conway, Dylan McNulty-Holmes, Emma Sullivan, Lloyd Forse, and many more talented poets. This anthology is a testament to the enduring power and beauty of the written word and is sure to resonate with readers of all ages and backgrounds. Visit sundaymorningsattheriver.com for more information about the press and their other literary works. "Poetry has the power to move us, to inspire us, and to make us see the world in a new light. 'A Love Letter to a Thousand Yesterdays' is a beautifully crafted anthology that showcases the incredible talent of the poets featured within its pages. This collection is a must-read for anyone who loves poetry or simply wants to be transported by the power of the written word." - Rebecca Rijsdijk, author of 'Self-Publish Your Poetry Book'

these words are scratching the wallsopaque light blinds in small pools by my bedis there anyone to hear it?Rising in the lyrical, imagist language of her roots, her present and what can only be seen in the dark, this first collection by Jai M Louissen holds gently the stretch between nature and the ethereal, trauma and transcendence. An embodied yet otherworldly wander through woman's undoing and her way back."There is a scarcity of poets, in this over-saturated Insta-poetry world, that write with a word choice that echoes in the core of your being. In this collection, adorned with organic images - bones and flora alike - Louissen not only sings a siren song through the jagged sea, but offers a remedy, a respite, to embrace our collective pain - and soar on." - Sarah Herrin, Editor-in-Chief at Beyond the Veil Press Jai M Louissen is a Scottish-born poet, now living via London in the coastal natural beauty of The Netherlands. Having spent time composing songs and music as a singer, recording artist and performer, her work began as a longing to be closer to her own inner world.

Sunday Mornings at the River is an Eindhoven based independent English poetry press. It is run by poets for poets. Our aim is to create a healthy literary community in which we ourselves feel like we would be able to thrive.We believe a poet's job is much like what Salman Rushdie wrote in his novel The Satanic Verses: a poet's work is to name the unnamable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world and stop it from going to sleep. This is the kind of poetry we are looking to publish.The winter 2022 edition contains poetry by Addissyn House, Amy Isobel Miller, Bernie Freytag, Bronte Cook, Candice Kelsey, Carella Keil, Daragh Fleming, Devjani Bodepudi, Dylan Parkin, Ebony Gilbert, Effie Kostalas, F. Jordan Carnice, Fayth Simmons, Fortune Maine, Gerry Stewart, Jaap Kagiso Bierman, Jade Crimson Rose Da Costa, Jane O'Brien, John Chinaka Onyeche, Josephine Raye Kelly, Kimberly Phinney, L.K Nguyen, Bardi Osobuanomola Catherine, Rachel Dickens, Rakhi Medhi, Sabina Mérida, Sage Aspyn Short, Samantha Tucker, Sarah Jeannine Booth, Scarlett Ward, Sebrina Joergensen, Suzanna Lundale, Taylor Bowser, Wesley Finch and Yukti Narang.For more information about the press and our books, please visit us at sundaymorningsattheriver.com