Love for Africa in AVBOB Poetry Competition

Patricia Furstenberg poem Love for Africa AVBOB Poetry Competition

Sharing joy with you as my poem “Love for Africa” was accepted for publication on the prestigious AVBOB Poetry Competition website and entered in the 2023 AVBOB Poetry Competition.

02/11/202201/11/2022

I’m Author of the Month at Spillwords Press!

Patricia Furstenberg Spillwords Press Author of the Month November 2022

It is a great honor for me to be voted as Author of the Month of November at Spillwords Press. Writing is a solitary endeavor. But in such moments I realize that it’s not.

Thank you all who believed in me and voted! I couldn’t have done it without you all!!!
Thank you, Dagmara and Spillwords Press team!

01/11/202208/10/2023

November Stories, Brumar, the Frosty Month

Let’s celebrate with stories this month of November, nicknamed Brumar in Romanian, the Frosty Month. I think it’s often overlooked in our anticipation of Saint Nicholas and the rush for evergreen trees and towards Christmas, the hope of another New Year.

There are a few stories I’d like to share with you this November.

25/10/202208/10/2023

Sumedru’s Sacred Fires, the Beginning of Pastoral Winter

Sumedru’s Sacred Fires mark the beginning of pastoral winter and you can see them dancing in the heart of the night if you travel through the southwest of Romania, namely Oltenia or western Wallachia.

06/10/202206/10/2022

Poetry Anthology Celebrating the Life of Queen Elizabeth II

The volume of Poetry celebrating the life of QUEEN ELIZABETH II: From poets around the world is out today and I am honored and thrilled to participate with a poem, “Queen Lilibet’s Life”.