{"id":548610,"date":"2026-04-24T21:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harrisburgnewsnow.com\/news\/story\/548610\/authors-tranquility-press-announces-llamas-on-the-porch-as-a-poetry-collection-emerging-from-the-pandemic-era.html"},"modified":"2026-04-24T21:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:36:09","slug":"authors-tranquility-press-announces-llamas-on-the-porch-as-a-poetry-collection-emerging-from-the-pandemic-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/story\/548610\/authors-tranquility-press-announces-llamas-on-the-porch-as-a-poetry-collection-emerging-from-the-pandemic-era.html","title":{"rendered":"Author\u2019s Tranquility Press Announces Llamas on the Porch as a Poetry Collection Emerging from the Pandemic Era"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Author’s<\/a><\/div>\n
A reflective work exploring identity, loss, and the shared human search for meaning<\/div>\n

MARIETTA, GA – <\/strong>Author’s Tranquility Press announces the release of Llamas on the Porch: Poems in the Time of Corona<\/a> by Dr. Bonnie Rae<\/strong>, a work that began as an unfinished autobiography and, in the stillness of 2020, transformed into a series of intimate, searching poems.<\/p>\n

Written during a time of global disruption, the collection reflects not only a personal turning point but a broader cultural moment when isolation prompted reflection. What emerged is a meditation on grief, identity, and the quiet realization that even in separation, human experience remains deeply connected.<\/p>\n

At its core is a unifying idea drawn from the prelude: that life is not lived in fragments but as one continuous, interconnected whole, a perspective brought into sharper awareness during a time defined by a microscopic pathogen. This insight gives the writing resonance beyond the circumstances in which it was created.<\/p>\n

The poems move through moments of loss and self-inquiry with directness and restraint. One piece confronts the passing of the author’s father, while others question identity in stark terms, including the line, “I breathe and I speak but know only what I’m not.” Across the book, reflection becomes the method through which meaning is approached rather than resolved.<\/p>\n

Literary scholar Alberto Romero<\/strong> frames the collection through a symbolic lens, identifying in the poem “I am Kailash” an image of ascent that serves as both mirror and challenge. The mountain becomes a representation of the inner climb toward self-recognition, framing the work as an ongoing search rather than a fixed conclusion. He also notes the seamless blending of poetry and prose as an expression of lived experience shaped by curiosity, reflection, and the enduring presence of family.<\/p>\n

Amid the solitude that defines much of the book, moments of shared creation stand out. Several poems written in collaboration with the author’s daughter during travels in Oman introduce a contrasting sense of shared creativity, reinforcing the book’s underlying theme of connection across distance and experience.<\/p>\n

Llamas on the Porch: Poems in the Time of Corona<\/em> is now available to readers in hardcover, softcover, and eBook formats on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Bonnie Rae is a lifelong spiritual seeker, a dentist, a mother of three, and a former expatriate who relocated to Oman in 2009 and to Mexico in 2020, where she still resides. She credits her mother for a love of language, her father for introducing her to haiku, and her children for the greatest lessons of life.<\/p>\n

About Author’s Tranquility Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author’s Tranquility Press is a Georgia-based publishing and publicity company dedicated to bringing authentic voices and experience-driven stories to a global audience.<\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span>
Company Name:<\/strong> Author’s Tranquility Press<\/a>
Contact Person:<\/strong> Louela Sanders – Marketing Fulfillment Associate
Email:<\/strong> Send Email<\/a>
Phone:<\/strong> (866) 411-8655
Address:<\/strong> 531 Roselane Street NW Suite 400-175
City:<\/strong> Marietta
State:<\/strong> Georgia, 30060
Country:<\/strong> United States
Website:<\/strong> www.authorstranquilitypress.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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