"Poet Laureate of Mothers" To Be Featured at Fall Book Festival

South Carolina poet Jayne Jaudon Ferrer will be one of 35 featured authors at the Fourth Annual Amelia "Book Island" Festival in Amelia Island, Florida.

(PRWEB) January 29, 2004 --South Carolina poet Jayne Jaudon Ferrer will be one of 35 featured authors at the Fourth Annual Amelia "Book Island" Festival in Amelia Island, Florida this fall. Ferrer, a Florida native who has resided in Greenville for the past nine years, will speak to middle-school students during pre-festival events and will participate in a variety of panels and presentations during the festival itself, to be held October 1-3.

"I'm honored to have been selected as a featured author," says Ferrer. "The'Book Island' event has quickly gained a reputation for being one of the most well-organized festivals in the country, and what could be more inviting than blending good books and a beautiful beach?"

Ferrer, dubbed the "Poet Laureate of Mothers" because her work frequently focuses on the bliss and bedlam of motherhood, is preparing for the March 1 release of her third book, Dancing with My Daughter: Poems of Love, Wisdom, and Dreams. Loyola Press is releasing the new collection along with updated editions of Ferrer's previous books, A Mother of Sons, and A New Mother's Prayers.

For more information, visit www.jaynejaudonferrer.com.
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