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Books by Magdalena Ball |
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Links to each of Magdalena Ball's major published works and collaborations
BeWrite Books 2009, ISBN: 978-1-904492-96-2 Repulsion Thrust tackles big subjects not often the fodder of poetry: quantum physics, astronomy, time travel, ecological destruction, and technological singularity, all viewed through the lens of the human condition.
"This is a book of poetry for anyone who has been in love and knows what it is to live in the twenty-first century, but who is more than a little scared of what might happen if all the lights went out. Take these poems seriously. They may just have some of the answers you require." Catherine Edmunds, author wormwood, earth and honey
BeWrite Books Paperback: 296 pages, ISBN-10: 1904492967, ISBN-13: 978-1904492962 Marianne is teetering at the edge of reason. A death in the family sends her brilliant academic career and promising future spiraling out of control until resentment towards those who shaped her past leads her on a wild and desperate search for the truth about herself. On the seedy side of New York, she meets Miles, a hip musician busking the streets and playing low-rent venues in a muddled bid to make his own dreams come true. In her new life, she finds anarchic squalor, home grown music and poetry, booze, drugs, sex, violence, love, loss … and, above all, exhilarating freedom on her troubled journey from sleep to awakening. This gritty, relentless story unfolds with the same cool detachment that motivates the central character to peel back the layers of her life and expose the painful scalding within. "This is a beautiful, engrossing novel filled with haunting images and lyrical passages. Ball has done an excellent job creating her characters' tumultuous lives...Sleep Before Evening is a riveting coming-of-age novel, one I highly recommend to the serious reader." Mayra Calvani Picaro Press, ISBN 1-920957-23-5 Quark Soup contains twenty eight poems which muse on topics like what it means to be human, love, loss, fear, longing, and transcendence. Avoiding cliché and the mundane, the poetry in this collection is accessible to the common reader, with a powerful intellectual edge and playful wit. As all good poetry should, this work uses sound, sense, and strong imagery to deal with everyday topics like depression, birth, growing old, love and death, all moving towards a large universal picture. As the title suggests, there is a strong astrophysical theme running through the poems. Most of the poetry in this collection has been published individually, in well known literary journals, as well as online in a number of respected international venues. "An exquisite infinity of poetic stars." Geoff Nelder, author of Escaping Reality The Art of Assessment: How to Review Anything Mountain Mist Productions, ISBN 1-920913-10-6 The Art of Assessment is a complete guide to the review process, from how to write good reviews, how to use interviews to add depth to your reviews, obtaining review copies, marketing your reviews, and plenty of examples and references to help you become a working reviewer. Everything for sale is open to review, and reviews are in hot demand. The combination of free review material, and the opportunity to get paid for your opinions has made reviewing a very sought after career option. However it isn't as easy to write a good review as it looks. The Art of Assessment: How to Review Anything addresses this market niche. "If you are serious about wanting to be a good reviewer this is one book you will be happy to read." Kim Draper
Ruminations on Fathers and Other Masculine Apparations By Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson IBSN: 978-1449977740
A new poetry chapbook focusing on fathers, husbands, and men in general. This makes a wonderful gift for Father's Day or anytime you want to say something unique in a way that only poetry can to a special male in your life. “In lyrical fashion, Ball and Howard-Johnson prove that fathers are more than just the pipe-smoking Fathers Knows Best or the hapless all-thumbs caricatures of modern sitcoms. Their poetry and images are in our DNA and our hearts.” Kristin Johnson, Three Time Published Author
Reflections on Motherhood by Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson with original photography by May Lattanzio ISBN: 978-1438263793
Moods of Motherhood: thirty poems by award-winning poets Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson, with original photography by May Lattanzio. A beautifully presented, tender and strikingly original gift book, ideal for Mother's Day or any day when you want to celebrate the notion of motherhood in its broadest sense. Share this collection with someone you love. “...the reader is taken on a journey from the sublime to the commonplace and you can't help but smile.” Helena Harper, It’s a Teachers Life
Unconventional Love Poetry by Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson with original artwork by Vicki Thomas ISBN 978-1449546052 Cherished Pulse contains twenty poems which look at love from a wise, mature, sensitive perspective. Never sentimental (forget Hallmark), the poems explore love in its many guises -- cherish, longing, sensuality, and that sacred place between desire and consumation. For less than the cost of a single card, Cherished Pulse makes the perfect Valentine's Day or Anniversary gift for someone. .”..a book full of intense, beautiful, and unconventional poetry about love -- the kind that doesn't appear in valentines that are available at card counters.” Kristin Johnson, Three Time Published Author
For more information , review copies, interviews, or features, contact Magdalena Ball directly at maggieball@compulsivereader.com
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