Apr 20, 2021 | Current Ned Note, On Writing, Past Notes, Poetry
By Terrance Hayes Audio: Read by the author. You can be a bother who dyes his hair Dennis Rodman blue in the face of the man kneeling in blue in the face the music of his wrist- watch your mouth is little more than a door being knocked out of the ring of fire around...
Apr 2, 2021 | Current Ned Note, On Writing, Past Notes
THE EAGLE TREE Kindle Edition – on sale for $0.99 all through April. National bestseller, nominated for numerous awards, and listed as one of the Top 5 Books on the Autistic experience. Buy THE EAGLE TREE at indie...
Feb 21, 2021 | Current Ned Note, News and Media, On Books, Past Notes
Orca Books in Olympia just listed The Eagle Tree audiobook as one of their picks for a new Pacific Northwest audiobook “play list” called Orca Books Whale Songs An Orca-themed mix for your Pacific Northwest dreams. Enjoy the Orca BooksAudiobook Play List...
Jan 20, 2021 | Current Ned Note, On Writing, Past Notes, Poetry
Amanda Gorman Read at the Presidential Inauguration, January 2021 When day comes, we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea. We must wade. We’ve braved the belly of the beast. We’ve learned that quiet...
Jan 16, 2021 | Current Ned Note, Past Notes, Poetry
The poet Langston Hughes was a great inspiration to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Examples of their connection are expansive. In 1956, King recited Hughes’ poem “Mother to Son” from the pulpit to honor his wife Coretta, who was celebrating her first Mother’s Day. That...
Jan 12, 2021 | Current Ned Note, On Books, Past Notes, Reviews
A Review published on Patriot Press by Grace Twomey In July of 2016 The Eagle Tree by Ned Hayes had been released. The Eagle Tree tells the story of a young boy named March who absolutely loves trees. After finding out that an extremely rare and old tree nearby has...