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Claman, Elizabeth

Poetry

Five Fingers Press

Poetry. In her introduction to this anthology of eight chapbooks, Elizabeth Claman writes, "Each of the poets whose work is showcased in PASSIONATE LIVES is consumed by different kinds of passion. The title of this anthology grew organically from their poetry that represents in passionately charged language, lives lived with passionate intensity. Whether they write as lovers, social activists, parents, political observers, or chroniclers of family history, all record what they have experienced in deeply personal ways." The eight chapbooks represented all follow the same structure: each is introduced by a writer who is familiar with the poet's work, discussing its content, style and aesthetics, and concludes with an afterword by the individual author in which he or she discusses the concerns that were paramount during the creation of the poem cycle.

Passionate Lives Eight Autobiographical

Queen of Swords Press

To the people in their counter-culture, pacifist church, Matt and Miranda Baker seem the perfect 1960s couple. However, a few months after the birth of their daughter, Ruthie, Miranda's parents are killed in an automobile accident causing her to sink into a depression that neither she nor Matt fully understands. Their marriage gradually unravels and Miranda returns to her "first love," acting. She withdraws from her Christian community and pursues a career in film and television, but the realities of show business are much less satisfying than she had hoped, and some of the people she meets in Hollywood are not what they seem. Their actions have disastrous consequences for both Miranda and Ruthie that Miranda can only repair by returning to her faith. But her journey "home"  is far from simple.

The Prodigal Wife

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Sadie Stone's childhood among the 1950s countercultures of California’s artists, writers and radicals teaches her resiliency, self-expression and independence. These qualities help her navigate life with her passionate, unpredictable mother, Daisy. Despite the depth of their bond, when violence strikes, Sadie severs all ties with her mother, creating a rift so deep that its resolution takes over four decades and requires a journey half way around the world. Ultimately, HEAT LIGHTNING is a novel about overcoming trauma and finding forgiveness.

Heat Lightning: A Novel

Literary

The poems in Memories, Dreams and Reflections, are drawn from a long life lived with intensity and passion.

Memories, Dreams, Reflections: New Poems

When Pigs Fly: My Journey of Resiliency, Forgiveness and Faith

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Independently published

Elizabeth Claman's memoir, WHEN PIGS FLY is the perfect embodiment of the adage "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Born toward the end of World War II to a war-traumatized alcoholic father and a quixotic artistic mother, neither of them skilled at parenting, she learned resiliency to survive her turbulent childhood then used it repeatedly to thrive in adulthood, proving her father dead wrong about her. Of this book, Rita Gardner, author of THE COCONUT LATITUDES writes, "From living in a backyard chicken coop all the way to working in Hollywood and becoming an artist and actor, Claman has fashioned a mosaic of a story that pulls the reader in and won't let go." Haben Girma, author of HABEN, THE DEAFBLIND WOMAN WHO CONQUERED HARVARD LAW writes, "WHEN PIGS FLY is the moving story of a woman who transforms personal challenges into opportunities for growth. She keeps striving to better herself thus beautifully role modeling courage and generosity, inspiring readers to find their own inner strength." And Clifton Ross, author of HOME FROM THE DARK SIDE OF UTOPIA, writes, "Coming of age in the ferment of New York and California in the '60s, Elizabeth Claman writes of her childhood neglect, abuse and abandonment, and as well of beauty, healing and integration. WHEN PIGS FLY is a courageous and unselfconscious memoir."

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