https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/j-patrick-lewis J. Patrick Lewis is the editor, of The Poetry of US, that I had the honor to be requested by Patrick to write a poem about ARKANSAS for this wonderful "Coffee table book." Make a wonderful gift throughout the year.
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Thursday, November 12, 2020
https://submarinestories.blogspot.com/2017/0https://submarinestories.blogspot.com/2017/04/al-konetzni-jr.html4/al-konetzni-jr.html
I just received this special book review from "Big AL the Sailor's Pal." Thank you Sir.
30 March 2017
Dear Mary,
I just finished reading “Heroes Beneath the Waves”! What a wonderful tribute to our Submarine Veterans and Our Greatest Generation!!
You have collected a wonderful assortment of submarine stories that truly tell the “rest of the story.” Thank you so very much!
The importance of your book rest in the fact that those American Sailor were able to tell their “story.” Your book completes the vivid history of our Submarine Force.
Thanks so much for your most wonderful efforts. Please know that your book
has been a highlight of my association with SubVets of WWII over so many years.
You have collected a wonderful assortment of submarine stories that truly tell the “rest of the story.” Thank you so very much!
The importance of your book rest in the fact that those American Sailor were able to tell their “story.” Your book completes the vivid history of our Submarine Force.
Thanks so much for your most wonderful efforts. Please know that your book
has been a highlight of my association with SubVets of WWII over so many years.
Warm regards & thanks so much,
Al Konetzni, JR,
Vice Admiral, US NAVY (Retired)
Vice Admiral, US NAVY (Retired)
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Christmas Arrangements - Table Center Pieces.
Sorry, I goofed, this was suppose to have been posted on -Nida Crafts and Recycling.
Friday, October 30, 2020
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Halloween Poems for Kids
Halloween Poems 2020
Witches love ditches Knock Knock Beware of Jack-o- Lanterns
Where they hide trick or treat with bright shiny eyes
From boys and girls
we are
at the door sitting near the door
Until they pass by Witches and
monsters old mean witches
They jump out swirling open if you dare turned kids into pumpkins
Around and around © Mary Nida Smith then,
Taking them for a ride
fly away carrying
© Mary Nida
Smith
bags of candy
or a kid or two.
Monday, August 24, 2020
500 Word Poem Published in the College of Southern Idaho's Literary Journal
A poem of mine was published in this literary magazine.a couple of years ago..
Monday, August 10, 2020
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Monday, June 29, 2020
HOT SPRINGS AND MOONSHINE LIQUOR
https://www.blackrosewriting.com/nonfiction/hotspringsandmoonshineliquor? Check out this book of my friend and relative of mine.
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Staying Positive.
What are you going to promote your books while businesses are closed down? I an trying to keep promoting where ever I can, so people will remember when things opens up - they will remember my name and work. Stay positive.
Friday, April 17, 2020
Sunday, April 12, 2020
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
APRIL NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
HAUNTED MEMORIES
Hid in darkness
While people stop by
Peering from a distance
Wondering what secret hides
Or if ghost sit alone
Or Peers back at them
People search for clues
From broken glass
And overgrown vines
Secrets, no one would
understand
In this world of judgement
Looking for someone to
blame.
© Mary Nida Smith
Monday, March 23, 2020
Lemonheads Soon to be Release.
Nathan Hendrickson My nephew.
Early Vimeo release for a film I co-produced and edited! It's set to be released on other major platforms in the coming months! Synopsis below:
"Three days into the nightmarish depths of heroin withdrawal, Leo Clemons is ready to do anything to get his fix. After a desperate plea to his drug dealer goes terribly wrong on the morning of Christmas Eve, Leo is forced to confront his 18 year old cousin Louis, who is also in the throes of addiction. Together, they decide to embark on a last-ditch adventure to cure their suffering, traversing the seedy underbelly of society in an increasingly urgent search for relief."
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lemonheads?fbclid=IwAR3zhOt0GvES5FOjn1O26d7bz_F25mouVdSZmiI5dKUdOX5LoZGY3axmqAA
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lemonheads?fbclid=IwAR3zhOt0GvES5FOjn1O26d7bz_F25mouVdSZmiI5dKUdOX5LoZGY3axmqAA
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Ozark Hills
Motorcycles
zoom down pig trails and twisting roads.
Beware,
wildlife will knock at the door or hide inside.
Arkansas
dumb laws: don’t wake up a bear to photograph,
or
an alligator in your bathtub. Diamond digging
is
allowed in a mud field as is, catching fish in the rain.
Wild
persimmon fruit predicts winter, seed-shaped
spoon,
deep snow or a fork, mild winter. Flatlanders
and
hill people eat, poke sallet, muscadine, pawpaws,
wild
hog, squirrel with dumplings and drink, sweet tea.
Ghosts
roam buildings while Boggy Creek Monster
wanders
aimlessly. Old witches do hocus pocus,
and
turkeys fly during Turkey Trot Festival.
By Mary Nida
Smith
Published in the book, "the poetry of US," National Geography.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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