by Chris Maxwell | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” Also, subscribe to the YouTube Poetry Network. there’s a light in the crack of the curtain, resembling an eye glancing through the dark, reminding me of a tiny moon shaped as a...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from Chris Maxwell’s new book, “embracing now.” the week ended.the week merging celebration and accusation ended. weeks do that.they begin their sprint then rushtoward a conclusion.like stories, our weekscontain...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 5, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from Chris Maxwell’s new book, “embracing now.” i left the logo behind.not needing noticeable imagesto alert reminders of reality,from colors selected and designs crafted, in the order of achievement,so i didn’t...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” tiny ingredients for a large audience. not enough, those two words which often describe so many storiesof our lives.not enough.we seek. we hope. we pray.we reach.we fall.we...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 6, 2020 | Blog
This March is another anniversary of when I faced encephalitis, beginning my adventure with brain damage and epilepsy. So much changed quickly and painfully. But God has been so good through the storms. In Underwater, one of the books I’ve written about my...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 2, 2020 | Blog
February added an extra day this year, as it occasionally does. But we have already leaped into March. Wasn’t it just December 2019? Or July? March is one of “those months” for me. It brings to memory the anniversary of why my ability to remember isn’t that great. It...
