Sisters of the Sea: Anne Bonny & Mary Read, Pirates of the Caribbean

Literature & Fiction

Sandra Riley

Contemporary

Riley Hall Partners

Sandra Riley's "The Greenbear Chronicles" is a tale for children of all ages. A story of epic proportions about the unlikeliest of wayfarers, the "Chronicles" follow the story of Gus the Greenbear from China to New York City to the Wild West and beyond. Searching for the meaning of life, Gus learns to how to write poetry, perform Shakespeare, swashbuckle with pirates, and play baseball. And with the help of his new friends Will and Broken Arrow, he learns the value of dreams, friendship, and love. His hero's journey is ours! Riley Hall, 2000. 184 pages, illustrated

The Greenbear Chronicles

Children's Books

Riley, Sandra

Animals

Replete with breathtaking landscapes, teeming with wildlife and charged with emotional power, "In Case Of Bears" marks the publishing debut of award-winning poet Peggy C. Hall. Inspired by her travels in the American West, "In Case Of Bears" straps the reader to the passenger seat of a cross-country trek, over Rockies, Bitterroots, Badlands, Blackfoot Hills and the Lewis & Clark trail with Hall's poetic wagon train west. Hall impresses us with mastery of poetic forms from around the world, including many complex Irish and Welsh forms of her ancestry. "Idaho Suite" pays homage to Hall's own private Idaho, its majestic wilderness deep within untamed America, her summer home in its center, the danger and delight surrounding it. "The Rest of The West" follows Hall through the Rockies, Pacific and Southwest, and the philosophical dilemmas of America as they emerge from her observation. In "Wild Things" Hall turns this voice inward to face the bears of her psyche while mirrored by the real dangers of animal encounters. Triumphant and uplifting "You Gotta Have Art" and "CeleBEARations" highlight Hall's literary prowess while filling the reader with positive spirit. "What About Our Teddy Bear?" sees the return of hero Gus Greenbear to the written page, complete with entourage and new adventures. And finally, "Route 12, Idaho" returns us to a respectful view of wondrous Nature. With a masterfully poetic voice, Hall transforms her transcontinental travels, roadside revelations, encounters with wild animals and even wilder folk into poignant poetic gemstones, quick on the pulse of a Native America seldom seen today.

In Case of Bears: Poems by Peggy C. Hall

Peggy C. Hall

Poetry

Written by acclaimed Miami playwright Sandra Riley, a trilogy of plays based on the lives of three real individuals who lived through the rich history of the Bahamas from the Age of Piracy to the turn of the 20th century: Miss Ruby relives her love story set in the late 1800s Green Turtle Cay and Key West; Matt Lowe and his family face the dangers of life in the Bahamas during the Great Age of Piracy; Mariah Brown, African Bahamian pioneer to South Florida, builds a better life for her children and creates a community in Coconut Grove to enrich the lives of her neighbors.

Bahamas Trilogy: Miss Ruby, Matt Lowe, Mariah Brown, a Collection of Historical Solo Dramas

Dramas & Plays

<p>"Perform these poems! Do it your way!" Peggy C. Hall invites teachers of English, drama, music, art, technology to use these two full-length poetry "shows" (or individual poems) as springboards to innovative, collaborative or solo, interpretations of the spoken word. An overarching theme in each show--the difference/sameness between perception and reality--makes the poems perfect for humorous, somber, electric, moving auditions, duets, ensemble showcases by high school, university, or professional performers. In her "Poet's Preface," Hall briefly outlines the multi-media responses by actors in Miami, FL productions of 2007 and 2008 to the poet's challenge: "Inhale these poems. Exhale your soul."</p>

Techno Poetry: Seasonal Amnesia & Not Always What It Seems

Hall, Peggy C.

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