Betrothal and Betrayal Peter Luther

Betrothal and Betrayal Peter LutherIrini is an orphan raised by her powerful military uncle in Athens. Theklas family was displaced by the frontier wars. They both leave home for Constantinople, the seat of the Roman Empire of the East, and arrive on the same fateful day. When their widely divergent paths meet in this vigorous city rocked by religious and political strife, they join forces to survive. But are their sharp wits and Theklas knife enough to help them survive the dangers

Originating in Japan over 1200 years ago and composed in five phrases (five lines in English) to a syllable count of 5/7/5/7/7

Written for and dedicated to the authors

human movement and desire

What Katy Did

this is an unflinching look at a gritty sub-genre and its constant clashes with controversy

reminiscent of Ovid’s own powerful laments about his conditions of exile

Kate and her teenage daughter return to Ireland to sort through what is left of the family farm

In the 25th Century the future of the galaxy rests on a knife edge

Is slam poetry any good

For this and other important regrets

a woman fights to keep her daughters safe

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