NEWS I am positively elated to announce the publication of my latest book, POEMS TO LIFT YOU UP AND MAKE YOU SMILE! A collection of 100 poems chosen from the nearly 4000 featured on www.YourDailyPoem over the past 12 years, each one offers a bit of humor, a feel-good scenario, a positive perspective, or a reminder that there are blessings to be found in each day. Written by poets across the U.S., Canada, England, and Ireland, the book is available through your local bookstores and gift shops, on Amazon, or direct from the publisher, Parson's Porch & Company. And here's a wonderful plus: every book you buy will help support the Parson's Porch food ministry program in Cleveland, Tennessee. Alex Cooper, from the Greenville Journal, talked with me recently about the book.

Hello — and thanks for stopping by! I’m an author and speaker based in Greenville, South Carolina. I invite you to wander around and learn more about me and my books; take advantage of the resources on my student page or links page; think about whether I might be a good fit for your next event; or just have fun looking at my pictures! If you’d like to stay in touch, you can sign up for my newsletter. My books: Available at brick-and-mortar and online bookstores everywhere, all of my books are fun and family-friendly. The most recent is Poems to Lift You Up and Make You Smile.  Others are The Art of Stone Skipping and Other Fun Old-Time Games, which offers nearly 200 pages of instructions and fun facts about the world’s most beloved games, and A New Mother’s Prayers and Dancing with My Daughter — collections of "reality" poetry that explore everything from the terror of teaching your 15-year-old to drive to the undeniable healing properties of chocolate. My poems are also featured in a number of anthologies, including Chicken Soup for the Soul: Reader’s Choice 20th Anniversary Edition, A Daughter is Life's Greatest Gift, A Son Is Life's Greatest Gift, The Harsh and the Heart, From the Porch Swing, and Echoes Across the Blue Ridge. My websites: Come right here to www.JayneJaudonFerrer.com to keep up with my latest news, see if I’m scheduled to be in your neck of the woods, look for helpful writing or reading resources, or to contact me about speaking at your next event. I'm also editor and host of www.YourDailyPoem.com, which offers an entertaining selection of classic and contemporary poems that I promise you’ll enjoy.   Thanks again for dropping by!

Jayne