Böcker utgivna av Phyllis B. Parun

OASIS is a collection of the author's favorite poems, Haibun and Haiku to date, each selected by the author from her books: New Orleans Born the author's poetic homage to her childhood family influencers and he city of New Orleans, New Orleans Between Poetry and the Blues sarcastic humor about New Orleans to the year 2000, and My Dance With Time traversing seven decades of her life with autobiographical tales about the people, eras, and circumstances that shaped her character and life. These personal tales will surely inspire any reader who seeks a deeper understanding of their own lives to remember long forgotten memories.Phyllis Parun is a deeply honest author and a quintessential example of Cocteau's dictum that "writing should be an act of love otherwise its nothing but handwriting."

These romantic L-love verses entice the reader into a tantalizing dream where precise and gorgeous language builds a beautiful, mysterious palace in which your imagination can play. Poetry and poetic prose that stirs the emotions is written with intriguing delicacy as these poems and stories interplay on the level of the mystic giving voice to universal experiences of romance, love, and life. Savor each of them. They are exquisite precious jewels from a native of New Orleans who is one of its living treasures.

A New Orleans poetic odyssey, New Orleans memoir, enchanting illustrations, "New Orleans Born" transports readers into the mythical realm of New Orleans, home to artists, musicians and writers, where the arts flourish. The author, a native New Orleanian, writes enchanted stories of insight and love about her family, her life experiences, and her beloved city, blurring lines between past and present, painting vivid images of the complexities of life's joys and sorrows sure to echo in your own life and deepen your reverence for all experiences, giving authentic meaning to flourish.

As a tourist, your New Orleans is a party town, a city of parades, music, festivals, Mardi Gras, jazz, free-flowing booze and food. But, there is more to her than this bon vivant fac╠ºade. There is a deeper, haunting side of New Orleans, which the author unmasques and weaves into poetic tales of this once glorious city of faded hopes. Reduced to a court jester, New Orleans is now a mere shadow of her former grandeur. Like Brigadoon, on one fine day, she may return, but for now the glory that was once New Orleans ain't there no mo".