Sylvia Semel

Poet

Neshanic Station, NJ
New Jersey US

Author's Bio

I've been writing poetry for twenty years. Seventy-eight of my poems have been published in journals and anthologies, and this year I published a book: POEMS YOU'LL LOVE: A COLLECTION OF LYRIC POEMS AND HAIKU. The book is a collection of 142 of my poems. They are easy to read but have a genuine suggestion and a felt-depth and univeral themes allowing every reader to identify with them. The introduction includes a mini course on lyric poems and haiku. The book is a gathering of poems to be enjoyed by all.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Poems You'll Love: A Collection of Lyric Poems and Haiku (Lulu Press, 2008)
Journals:
Innisfree
,
Modern Haiku
,
Orchids & Daffodils
Prizes won: 

Received two bronze awards in Creative Enterprises for my poems, Possession and Plumes
Received an award of merit in Creative Enterprises for my poem, Subterranean
Received the Editor's Choice Award in the anthology, On the Threshold of a Dream for my poem, The Radiance
Received third prize in Independent Poetry for my poem, Migratory
Received an award of merit in Creative Enterprises for my poem, Megalopolis

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now: 
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, A New Beginning by Eckhart Tolle

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Newark
Raised in: 
Maplewood, NJ
New Jersey
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Last update: Jan 14, 2013