An Olio of Poems - Softcover

Donato, Christina J; Walton, Ralph A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1737086158 ISBN 13: 9781737086154

Publisher: Left-Handed Author Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

This book is a collection of sixty-two poems written throughout my life, beginning at age seven.

It is broken into nine sections by topic or style. They are Dogs, Food, Depression Expression, Spiritual Musings, Social Consciousness, Sonnets, Limericks, and A Little of This. A Little of That, and Poems I Didn't Write.

The poems express humor, depression, Christian faith, irony, joy, and love.

At the end of each section, I give a background of each poem and its inspiration. Some poems are lighthearted. Some are dark and brooding. Except for the last section, all the poems are my truth, whether in content or emotion.

The last section, Poems I Didn't Write, comes from my husband's (Ralph Walton's) poetic writings. He asked that they be included. To me, they show a similarity in our souls.

There is something for everyone.

About this title

About the Author

Christina J Donato was raised on Long Island, NY. She is a graduate of Empire State College, with an AA in Creative Writing and a BA in Political Science and Sociology. She relocated to New England in 1997 for her job as a mainframe programmer. She currently lives in Rhode Island with her husband and their dog, Nera. A proud Baby Boomer, she enjoys word puzzles, black and white movies, anything Beatles, being active in her church, learning to play the frame drum, and hosting doggy playdates with Nera.

Edition details

• Publisher: Left-Handed Author Publishing
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1737086158
• ISBN 13: 9781737086154
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 142
• Editor: Donato Christina J