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Colleen B

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Greetings, myspace friends! I am a poet, nature photographer and beginner web designer. I began writing poetry as a child, but became more serious about the craft in the last 5 years. That was when my father passed away, and writing helped me deal with the immense grief. I love nature photography and have been known to plan vacation dinners around sunsets! I have taken several html coding classes and design my own websites for my e-zine, Blue Turtle Crossing.
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I participate in Cheryl's Pals Collab, and have recently learned the art of Picture Poems.
Here is a slideshow of some of my favorite pic poems. Click on one to read it!
My collab poem "Crawling Into The Bottle" won Picture Poem of the week in June 2008:
My collab poem "Home Alone" won Pic Poem of the week and was #5 on AngelHeart's Top 10 Writers of the Week:
My sestina poem "The Keeper of The Hatteras Light" recently won first place in the Love/Romance category at the Open Mic Contest at Legacy Writers at Harmony Pub!
Click here to read "The Keeper of The Hatteras Light"
I am happily married and have two wonderful children, Vince and Katie. Vince is a senior at Florida State University studying Info Tech, and Katie is a sophomore at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. I am so proud of both of them! I have a tiger cat named Tommy, who is my little shadow. I was born in Maryland and currently reside in South Florida. Hubby & I plan to retire to Northern Virginia in just a few years, so I can be closer to my family....whom I dearly miss. I am from a large family, of Irish & German descent.
Here are my beautiful kids....they're not little anymore!!!


My Interests

I love my family, writing & reading poetry, nature photography, MUSIC, cats, running, biking, web design, traveling, cooking, red wine, laughing, autumn, reading a good book, birds, Christmas, chocolate, the mountains, the ocean and sunsets.

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View my poetry & photography e-zine at:

Blue Turtle Crossing

View my Shadow Poetry page at:
Colleen's Shadow Poetry

View my travel articles and photos at:
Colleen's WORLDISROUND Page



I'd like to meet:


www.myspace.com/daytripper82The Beatles, Jesus, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, poet Billy Collins, Oprah, and you!

Also looking forward to meeting & chatting with fellow poets & writers. I belong to Shelfari, Book Marketing Network, Published Authors, Modern Poetic, The Book Place and Building 98. Check out my pages, and join us:

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This is a video my son put together in memory of his friend, Rachel Morningstar Hoffman, who was kidnapped and brutally murdered on May 7, 2008. This tragic death has devastated her family and her friends. Rest in Peace, dear Rachel!

Music:



I made this music player at MyFlashFetish .com.

I love many kinds of music, lately ambient & electronic. But I also love classical, jazz, 80's, new wave, classic rock and even some hip hop & rap!

Some of my favs: Moby, Madonna, REM, Beatles, Biosphere, Pink Floyd, AIR, Massive Attack, Enigma, Led Zeppelin, Boards of Canada, Zero 7, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Mozart, Beethoven, Sting, Enya, Portishead, Linkin Park, Brian Eno, Billy Idol, Rolling Stones, Steve Roach, Crystal Method, Jay-Z, Eagles, Rush, The Doors, Eric Clapton, Morcheeba, Coldplay, Mandalay, Peter Gabriel, The Fixx, Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Moody Blues, Simple Minds, Chemical Brothers, Genesis, Bread, Queen, ELO, Human League, Prince, New Order, Deep Forrest, Supertramp, Bach, The Police, George Winston, Kitaro, Heart, The Cars, Pet Shop Boys, The Verve, Alice Cooper, Outkast, Carole King, Styx, Nelly, Phil Collins, Chopin, Kraftwerk, Steve Miller Band, Gwen Stefani, Mogwai, Alan Parsons Project, Earth Wind & Fire, Santana, Black Sabbath, Mott the Hoople, Pretenders, Orbital, Justin Timberlake, Kool & the Gang, Seal, Simon & Garfunkel, Pete Namlook, Neil Young, Harold Budd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frou Frou, Deep Purple, Oasis, Neil Diamond, America, Michele Legrand, Seals & Crofts, Barry Manilow (yes, I confess) the list is endless... Very eclectic, I know!

What Beatle are you?
John Lennon
You enjoy poetry, painting & a fine wine. A lover not a fighter.

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Movies:

Wizard of Oz, The Godfather, Wuthering Heights, To Kill A Mockingbird, Cinderella, Saturday Night Fever, Psycho, Ace Ventura Pet Detective, Terms of Endearment, Immortal Beloved, Amadeus, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Birds, When Sally Met Harry, Wayne's World, Urban Cowboy, Happy Gilmour, Austin Powers, Amadeus, Dangerous Liasions, Troy, The Wedding Singer, Memoirs of a Geisha, Sleepless In Seattle, The Big Chill, Steel Magnolias and Napoleon Dynamite.

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Oh, and I just love Will Ferrell!

Television:

Not many great shows on TV anymore.....sad. But I do like Californication, Sopranos, Entourage, Scrubs, That 70's Show, Rome, CSI, ER, America's Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen, Bernie Mac, Ellen, Oprah, Seinfeld.

I also love watching NHL Hockey games.

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Go REDWINGS!

Books:

Billy Collins & Maya Angelou poetry books, To Kill A Mockingbird, Pride & Prejudice, The Day After Tomorrow, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Firm, too many others to list....

I am currently finishing up a book of poetry dedicated to my father, entitled "Shadows of My Father." Also, my online poetry group is wrapping up a collaborative poetry book.

Check out Phosphorescence Magazine, where I will have 3 poems and 5 photos published in their next issue:

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Heroes:

Jesus, my Dad Tommy who passed away in 2003, my deceased grandmother Nanny, my Mom, my wonderful husband Dan, my kids Vince and Katie, my family. They have made my life as wonderful as it is...thank you!

Philip Thomas Keller, USAF

My Dad & Me - Homecoming 1977

Ellen Catherine Keller - my "Nanny"

The Keller Family, 1993 5 siblings and their kids!

My Blog

The CPCCC Triple Crown Challenge Preview - Hosted by Colleen

Preview ofThe CPCCC Triple Crown Challenge Wednesday July 9, 2008~ hosted by Colleen BNote: Do not post poems to this blog,the challenge is at the CPCCC!!This preview is posted to allowparticipants to...
Posted by Colleen B on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:12:00 PST

Fourth of July - Poets Round Table No. 71

Poets Round Table No. 71 ~ Fourth Of July    Prologue:A match is struck&held close to the fuse&the spark travels frighteningly swift. There's an inhale of anticipation as the powder ign...
Posted by Colleen B on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:07:00 PST

Childhood Summer Memories - CPCCC

Here's my entry this week for the CPCCC. It's been a busy week and I was not able to come up multiple ones, at least tonight, being the 4th of July. Happy July 4 Weekend to all!...
Posted by Colleen B on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:35:00 PST

My Summertime Delight - CPCCC

I managed another collab tonight. I'm toast now, lol! I was playing around with the lines all evening since it's kind of rainy outside. Not such a great July 4 as far as fireworks and celebrations. ...
Posted by Colleen B on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:43:00 PST

Forever Joined - CPCCC Collab with LCD, Scotorum & Joskibear

I was asked to participate in a CPCCC "Collab Collab" where a few of the poets were asked to come up with a stanza using current collab lines to make a Collab Collab poem. Cheryl then put it together ...
Posted by Colleen B on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:05:00 PST

Blogophilia 18 - Walking On the Wild Side

Week 18 Topic: Walking On The Wild Side bonus points (hard, 2 points): include a pair of Jimmy Choo Shoes (easy, 1 point): mention chartreuse Liza was bored.  After living 45 years of a pr...
Posted by Colleen B on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:15:00 PST

Lone Seagull’s Journey - Legacy Writers @ Harmony Pub

This poem was a totally off-the-cuff write, as inspired by Nilanjan's photography over at Legacy Writers at Harmony Pub today. I had a very busy day with not a lot of time for writing. But his nature ...
Posted by Colleen B on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:10:00 PST

Check out this video: The Healing Sea

This is my first attempt at producing a video. I was just messing around with Windows Movie Maker on my PC the other day, and was able to figure it out. Not too bad for my first attempt. This presents...
Posted by Colleen B on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:37:00 PST

Ziggy Stardust - Blogophilia 17

Update:  The points just rolled over last week and everyone started back at ZERO. So for all you relative newcomers (like myself), it's a brand new ballgame. In fact, I currently have the lead fo...
Posted by Colleen B on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:01:00 PST

WOW Poem of the week - Crawling Into The Bottle - CPCCC

Here is my first entry tonight at Cheryl's Pals Collab. It's a rather dark take on the line this week. Cheryl's Line was "What a lovely year it's been...."Update:  My poem was awarded the WOW awa...
Posted by Colleen B on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:36:00 PST