Paradise

PARADISE Candice James Poet Laureate Emerita, New Westminster, BC CANADA

Silver Bow Publishing Box # 5 – 720 Sixth Street New Westminster, BC CANADA V3L3C5

Title: Paradise Author: Candice James Cover Painting: “Paradise” by Candice James Publisher: Silver Bow Publishing ISBN: 978192761644

TABLE OF CONTENTS Nights And Moons Eternity Inverted Sun Midnight Burn The Understanding Ship Of Dreams Out Of Touch A Silence Of Echoes Mica Creek Park Alone Flower Talk Angel Wings Red On White On Red On White Blossoming Clouds Doris Day And the Blue Petal Dream White Breath In The Afterglow Poet Profile Poet Photos

Candice James is a poet, musician, singer, songwriter and visual artist. She is currently in her second 3 year term as Poet Laureate of The City of New Westminster. She is President and founder of The Royal City Literary Arts Society; a full member of The League of Canadian Poets; Board Advisor The International Muse (India); Honorary Professor at the International Arts Academy (Greece); Past President of the Federation of British Columbia Writers; Past Director of SpoCan; Past President of Slam Central Spoken Word; creator of the long running events “Poetic Justice” and “Poetry in the Park”. She is the recipient of “Writers International Network’s Distinguished Poet Award ” and recipient of the Pentasi B “Woman of Prestige Award ” (Philippines). She has judged many awards including the Jessamy Stursberg Canadian Youth Poet Award 2012 and Pat Lowther Memorial Award 2015 Candice is the author of 9 books of poetry “A SPLIT IN THE WATER” - Fiddlehead Poetry Books 1979; “INNER HEART – A Journey” (Silver Bow 2010); “BRIDGES AND CLOUDS” (Silver Bow 2011); “MIDNIGHT EMBERS – A Book of Sonnets” (Libros Libertad 2012); “SHORELINES” (Silver Bow 2013); “EKPHRASTICISM – PAINTED WORDS”(Silver Bow 2013); “PURPLE HAZE” (Libros Libertad 2014); and “A SILENCE OF ECHOES” (Silver Bow 2014) and her 9th book of poetry “Merging Dimensions” (Ekstasis Editions 2015). Candice has been a featured on radio and TV shows “Shaw TV”; “Wax Poetic”, “World Poetry Café”, and “Story Time”. She has also been featured poet, workshop facilitator, keynote speaker, and panelist at “Word on the Street”; “Black Dot Cultural Collective”; “Write on The Beach” and “Lit Fest New West”. Her poems have appeared in a variety of international anthologies, magazines, newspapers, and e-zines. Candice presents her poetry in schools,at literary events and in monthly columns, newspapers, magazines and e-zines. Her poetry has been translated into Arabic and Italian and appeared internationally in newspapers, e-zines and anthologies.

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