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Discovering that she was no accident and what a hand she had in her own making, Margaret A. Harrell takes off on the theme of ""I Predicted Me."" Added to these new, previously unpublished poem, is a selection from the critically applauded Particle Pinata Poems and more brand-new poems Mary Magdalene Poems. This collection is a marvelous way to be introduced to Margaret A. Harrell's poetry. Her poetry reads, a Zen adept said, ""like a Zhuangzi of the twenty-first century."" It is also described as excitingly unpredictable, the way nature breaks rules of order. BookLife (the indie/small-press arm of Publishers Weekly) characterizes her poetry as ""a cosmic, often esoteric whirlwind which seeks to bring the poet's conception of a spiritual being to life."". This while stepping appeaingly into traditions of the past and breaking their boundaries.

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Praise forMargaret A. Harrell's PoetryPart Four of the Magdalene poems were previously published in Particle Piñata Poems. BookLife (the indie/small-press arm of Publishers Weekly) writes, of Particle Piñata Poems: ""Harrell's collection is a cosmic, often esoteric whirlwind which seeks to bring the poet's conception of a spiritual being to life. The style is pointedly erratic, even at times frenzied; consistent verb tenses, syntax, and connotations are flouted, upended, redefined. Yet there is a certain naturalness to the poetic discord, like the winds of a hurricane or flurry of a meteor shower.""""The poetry of Margaret Ann Harrell reads like a Zhuangzi of the 21st century, taking its reader through a spiritual Odyssey, where one can hear the cosmic beat in the rhythm of the word play, the pulse of heartfelt mind-blowing experiences revealing a vast span of messages from beyond. It shows the craftmanship of a female shaman who has the power to catch such a dazzling wild and free roaming content into the nets of poems. Here is a . . . rite de passage initiating its reader into multiversal dimensions, bringing meaning to life where few have been looking to find it . . . a unique treat, a gift from those who know how to sow the seed for what really matters on earth.""-Chris Van de Velde, Zen novice and ""Light Looper,"" Belgium""The time of the grandmothers, of the nurturing healing feminine energy has arrived. Patriarchy has sewn destruction long enough. We must all, female and male, become healers, seers. In her epic PARTICLE PINATA, author Margaret Ann Harrell stands in direct lineage with the desert mystics, the poet prophets of old and, simultaneously, with the contemporary cutting edge avant-garde. In a whirling dance with the creative forces of the universe Harrell draws explicit and implicit lines to Rumi, Blake, Yeats, Joyce, Jung, and others while forging mystical connections with clouds and coastlines, dancing in the borderlands of space and time, of being and not being, of embracing and letting go. And she accomplishes it all in her own distinctly original poetic voice. Through decades of carrying these poems from continent to continent, Margaret Ann Harrell has continued to add new poems and photos, to edit and revise, to transform her self into an ever evolving being, into this masterpiece book. I can't recommend it highly enough. Go ahead, open the front cover and enter. You'll never be the same.""-Ron Whitehead, U.S. National Beat Poet Laureate

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Margaret Harrell and the Making of an American Classic in conjunction with Ron Whitehead (Norfolk Press), the Keep This Quiet! I-IV memoir series, as well as Particle Pinata Poems, Cloud Conversations, and a host of other books. Harrell copy-edited/assistant-edited Hunter S. Thompson's first book, Hell's Angels. Currently she mentors those wanting to maximize their potential. Her other audiobooks include The Hell's Angels Letters, An Underground PRINCIPIA, and Stop All the Clocks. For many years, she lived outside the United States, in Morocco, Switzerland (studying at the C. G. Jung Institute), and Belgium. Academically, she has an MA in literature from Columbia University and a BA in history from Duke. A sought-after speaker, she is often on panels, including at the Gonzofest in Louisville, Kentucky and New Orleans-currently in charge of some of the panels for the 2026 Gonzo Fest in New York City

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