Corey Daniels' My Steady Catchphrase

This was a past Web site item in 2006. Cadet Lieutenant Corey Daniels' Web site is a dead link and I can only find his one book of poetry, which you can order from Amazon.com: Buy My Steady Catchphrase at Amazon.com.

I hope that Cadet Lieutenant Daniels, another contact from the great Carolyn Howard-Johnson, is doing well and is safe wherever he is. Please, Cadet Lieutenant, reply and let us know how you are!

Soldiers Return



Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Corey Daniels, US Air Force



Note: Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Daniels, referred by PWP friend Carolyn Howard-Johnson (SUPPORT OUR TROOPS), is our first USAF poet! We salute Carolyn and Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Daniels for being awesome poets, and offer gratitude to the impressive young man whose poem we reprint with pride! We are also happy to support a fellow PublishAmerica author (Kristin Johnson has been published by PA.)



M E D I A R E L E A S E



CONTACT: Carolyn Howard-Johnson, publicist or Corey Daniels, author

Phone: (610)-342-7146

E-mail: HoJoNews@aol.com or coreyddelgado@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release


Author Publishes First Book of Poetry at Only Twenty-Two


"The soldiers stood proud,

their chest out and backs straight,

except for their hearts"



Allentown, PA -- Corey Daniels, a twenty-two year old poet, will release his first book of poetry, My Steady Catchphrase, this fall.



Daniels, a young Air Force veteran, says he is fond of the quote above from the
poem "Soldiers Return" because "people tend to hide on the outside what they truly feel on the inside."



A resident of Allentown since grade school, Daniels' second book of poetry, My
Steady Catchphrase II Broken Confessions has been submitted to PA and he is
working on a third.



Daniels' poems deal with failure, misunderstanding and gratification, emotions
that touch us all. The military is an important thread as well and he gathers
images from his experience in high school Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Corp
(ROTC); and his service with the Air Force. At Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Walton
Beach, FL.



Publish America, Baltimore, Md., has been serving authors since 1999. Ingram's
chairman John Ingram stated recently, "Having worked with Publish America
throughout its six-year history of steady growth, I am proud to be associated with such a forward thinking company that is bringing the reality of traditional book publishing to many thousands of new authors."


Learn more about Corey Daniels at
http://www.coreydaniels.net


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Support Materials available electronically or by post on request.





Corey Daniels,
Author of My Steady Catchphrase: Book of Poetry

http://www.coreydaniels.net

corey@coreydaniels.net



Soldiers Return



The soldiers stood proud

Their chest out

And backs straight

Except for their hearts

Disserted for years it seemed

Waiting patiently

Incapable to withstand the steady pain

Of the emptiness and lonely emotions

Trying not to show it

Still they stood strong and quiet

Pondering what was next

Questioning their very soul

Knowing for sure they were very confused

Stock-still they remained

Meditating in restraint

The burden of control

Hindered from their leathered hearts

Only to look more disturbed

Frustrated

Separated

Regulated

To whom they waved

Longing to be molded back to society

And thus attempting to forget the past

The killing

The Torture

Wouldn’t be missed

Resentment much too great

And so they stand

Staring into the crowd

As they waved

Saturated in selfless depression

Hardly showing expressions

Not just one soul

But for all

Those who live in the shadows of guilt



Such is a true soldier…



Copyright ©2006 Corey Daniels

Past Press Room Items

From the PWP previous incarnation as a Web site...we even got positive coverage from France!

A big thank you to Terri Lukach of the Armed Forces Information Service for doing a brilliant story on the Poet Warrior Project!

Also, thank you to Jerome Bernard of Agence France-Presse Washington D..C. Bureau for bringing the Poet Warrior Project to the attention of the international community.

In other Poet Warrior news, our Memorial Day Mom poet Lloyd A. King and PWP booster Carolyn Howard-Johnson both won MWSA 2006 Book Awards for FROM 'NAM WITH LOVE (Gold Medal Award) and TRACINGS (Silver Medal Award), respectively.



Read my reviews of TRACINGS and FROM 'NAM WITH LOVE (FNWL):

1. FNWL Amazon.com


2. TRACINGS on PoemsForYou.com


3. TRACINGS on MyShelf.com
   
   

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War Poetry Contest

Although War Poetry Contest is not strictly for soldiers, I know the people at Winning Writers and give them my stamp of approval.

WAR POETRY CONTEST

Seventh year. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $5,000. Top prize $2,000. Submit 1-3 unpublished poems on the theme of war, up to 500 lines in all. Winning entries published online. Sponsored by Winning Writers. $15 entry fee, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: May 31. Judge: Jendi Reiter. Include cover sheet with contact information. No name on poems. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: War Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is proud to be one of "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2007). More information:
http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/war/wa_guidelines.php

Voices From Iraq

ALthough LaChance Publishing isn't accepting poetry at this time, the mission of the Poet Warrior Project is to give soldiers and their families a voice, so I highly recommend looking at their submission guidelines. This is a publishing company with a sincere mission to help people speak and other people understand about life-altering events that are difficult to talk about (without being turned into political footballs).

Voices from Iraq
The front line soldier, the hospital staff, the returning veteran, the family and loved ones of those serving overseas, the citizens of Iraq… they all have stories to tell about how the Iraq war experience has transformed their lives. In Voices from Iraq, individuals personally affected by the conflict will share gripping, inspiring and informative stories of their roles in Iraq, in support of those in service, or those whose live were affected by the war. If you have a story which will give strength, insight and understanding to others, we would like to hear from you. Suggested story topics include:

• How the culture of Iraq affected your perspective on life or on the world at large.


• The affect that a person you met in Iraq, a service person, national, journalist, or other had on you.


• Your experience with the loss of a person you came to know during the conflict.


• The struggle of one person to overcome his or her wounds suffered in the war.


• The positive change in your attitudes towards the military as a result of your experience.

Submission Deadline: September 1, 2008

Cup of Comfort for Military Families --- Last Call

I posted this call for submissions before, , but it deserevs another blog entry. The post on PayingWriterJobs says, "Please note that deadlines are sometimes extended by one to four weeks."

A Cup of Comfort for Military Families

It has been said that military life is "not for the faint of heart."
But neither is it without its benefits and blessings. One thing is
certain: it is an experience like no other—for both the soldiers and
their families. For this book, we want positive stories about how
military life affects the personal lives of service men and women
(enlisted and officers), how family affects soldiers' on the job, and
how military life affects family members (primarily spouses, children,
and parents but also siblings, grandparents, grandchildren,
aunts/uncles, fiancés, etc.). Any situation or subject that is
significant and/or unique to military personnel and their loved ones
is acceptable. Our goal is to compile a collection of inspiring or
uplifting stories that cover a wide range of topics and reveal a
variety of perspectives, experiences, and emotions specific to
military families. Stories may be written by the service man or woman
or a close family member; military service may be current, recent, or
past.

Military Families submission deadline: April 15, 2008 (last call)

Basic Guidelines

All Cup of Comfort stories must be original; true; appropriate for
mainstream Americans (adult, primarily women); inspiring, comforting,
and/or uplifting; and 1,000 to 2,000 words.

Creative nonfiction and narrative essays preferred (that is,
incorporating such fictive elements as scene, dialogue, character/plot
development, imagery, and literary word usage). Whether serious or
humorous, the story should be authentic and engaging.

Electronic submissions preferred. One submission per email. Copy and
paste (or type) into body of email. No formatting (no indents,
centering, doublespace, bold, underline, etc.). To: wordsinger@aol. com.

Mailed submissions are acceptable. Standard typed manuscript
(double-spaced, indents). Send as many submissions per envelope as
you'd like, but include one SASE per submission. To: Colleen Sell,
71563 London Rd., Cottage Grove, Oregon, 97424, USA.

Each submission must include: author's full name, mailing address,
email address, phone number, story title, story wordcount, and theme
of volume for which it is being submitted (i.e., Grieving Hearts).

In a related comfort story, I want to give a shout-out to Carolyn-Howard-Johnson's blog for graciously inviting me to be a guest blogger!

I Run

I RUN Sergeant Charles E.G. Harding, US Army, 15PSB 1st Cavalry Division Note: Sergeant Harding retired from the Army after he returned from Iraq in 2005 and is putting together a book of his collected poetry dealing with "war and love and and life." Like our first poet warrior, PFC Jamie A. Goldstein, whose mom lovingly e-mailed his poem, Sergeant Harding has a loyal fan who submitted this moving verse: his fiancee Samantha from the United Kingdom, who met him face to face for the first time once he left the Army after an eighteen-month long-distance romance. As Samantha says, it's a real love story. We salute Sergeat Harding for his service, courage, dedication and eloquence. We also salute Samantha for supporting poet warriors--she's helping him make his book a reality--and wish Charles and Samantha happiness as well as success with their poetry book! I run for the soldiers, Who can't run, no more Or walk the way they did before I live and breathe, all the memories Of all soldiers passed, who are here, no more Old soldier, old soldier! Tell me again. The people you've known And the places you've been How do I deal? With the loss of my men And what do I tell, their next of kin Honor all soldiers Who have passed away By leading the living When you train and pray Tomorrow is not promised So, seize the day! And let the strain of gain Wash the pain, away I run for the soldiers, who can't run, no more Or walk the way they did before I live and breathe, all the memories Of all soldiers passed, who are here, no more Iraq, June 2004 Copyright Charles E.G. Harding, 2004 DISCLAIMER: All poems are the intellectual property of the poets involved and cannot be reproduced without permission.

Gold Star Moms

Poet Warrior Project Archives Tribute: "To a Gold Star Mom" Lloyd A. King, US Army, 101st Airborne Division-Airmobile (1968 and 1969), author, FROM 'NAM WITH LOVE Note: On May 27, 2006, in Lafayette, Louisiana, an area that missed the full force of two hurricanes and helped nearly 100,000 Louisiana citizens ravaged by the hurricanes, a momentous event took place. Star poet warrior Lloyd A. King joined all generations of veterans organizations such as the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Marine Corps League, active, guard, and reserve units, the Military Order of the Purple Heart for combat wounded veterans, the VFW, and Vietnam Veterans of America and their respective members who have fought in foreign wars, the City of Lafayette, and the local news media such as KLFY TV-10 and the Advocate to pay tribute to Louisiana Gold Star Mothers. Gold Star Mothers, founded during World War II, honors mothers who have lost a son or daughter in war. This is the first time in Lafayette and possibly United States history that the Gold Star Mothers will receive such a tribute. Specifically, the ceremony will pay tribute to 65 Lafayette soldiers killed in Iraq and two killed in Afghanistan. Lloyd King wrote to us the week of May 22, 2006: As an individual and combat veteran from the Vietnam War, I was asked to read a poem from my book. I declined because none of the poems in my book is suitable for such an event. Instead, I offered to write a special poem dedicated to the Gold Star Mothers; which I completed about thirty minutes after I hung up the phone. This was over a month ago. In addition to this and, as the newly elected commander of our Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter here in Lafayette, I asked our members to consider presenting a special certificate to the mothers and widows where applicable. Our members readily agreed. However, no existing certificate stated what needed to be said to these mothers and widows. So, I took it upon myself to design a special certificate that will also be presented on May 27th. As it has turned out, I will be the keynote presenter, as I will read both the certificate and the poem and then present a personalized copy of the poem, which will have the Gold Star Mother's banner, picture of the mother's child/soldier, and the Purple Heart Medal at the bottom of each poem. Our chapter will be putting the certificates and poems in frames to be presented on May 27. When we read Lloyd King's poem, it moved us to tears the way that, fittingly, Pfc Jamie A. Goldstein's "When Eagles Learn To Fly" did. Since the Poet Warrior Project was inspired by the mother of a soldier, Pfc Goldstein's mom, we want to honor those military moms and families to whom America owes so much. We salute those fallen Louisiana soldiers and the many other soldiers that died in the war in Iraq, and we respect and recognize the sacrifices made by their families. The Poet Warrior Project is proud to commemorate Memorial Day, May 29, 2006, with a poem by one of the finest poet warriors we've ever met, a true American hero like the moms and the fallen soldiers, whose wisdom, courage, and caring should be a beacon for us all. "To a Gold Star Mom" As a mother, you never dreamed though a bit chagrined That the child you nurtured, loved, and disciplined Would leave home without your watchful eye unprotected And face the world alone while being subjected To life’s wrath and to mankind’s unthinkable wickedness Naïvely stating, “I’m going to fix the world’s mess.” As a mother, you developed your offspring’s foundation Though some days, tears were felt, instead of elation Yet, lessons you learned and taught helped you resolve To allow freedom hoping that right would evolve But some choices, though tough, left you with little doubt You might lose your child and be left forever without. Today we honor your sacrifices and hope you understand That we are here for you to hold your trembling hand And let you know your grief is felt from both near and far Pain felt and seen by everyone like the brightest star An eternal reminder of your sorrow and of your sacrifice Knowing your child fought bravely and paid the price. We honor your love and devotion to a child that is gone To the memory of a soldier that sees no dusk or dawn We honor you today as an American Gold Star Mother And ask your forgiveness, as we remind one another That freedom has a price and it cost you a daughter or son Preserving peace though the battle has not been won. Lloyd A. King, Commander, The Military Order of the Purple Heart, William E. ‘Bill’ McKenzie Chapter #504 Copyright (C) Lloyd A. King, 2006 DISCLAIMER: All poems are the intellectual property of the poets involved and cannot be reproduced without permission.