Poetry, Prose and Penguins
Edition: 5
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 225
Edition: 5
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 224
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Reading poetry is almost as much an art form as is writing poetry. You don’t just skim the words of one and go on to the next. You read the words, maybe even speak them aloud, and listen to what they have to say. You focus on your own reaction, hear what the words have said to your heart, find that knowing place where Truth lives. You hold that poem for a while, live with it, taste it. Only when you have absorbed all you can for the moment do you set it down gently and rest.
Claudia Stuart combines reflective poetry, powerful prose and whimsical penguin illustrations in her latest collection of textual and visual creations, Poetry, Prose & Penguins. Evocative as well as provocative, Poetry, Prose & Penguins features brilliant illustrations that portray the unique qualities of penguins, ever cooperative and communicative.
Poetry, Prose & Penguins:
- Includes an opening section on free verse.
- Features a unique format that encourages the reader to slowly and carefully navigate the witty ideas which serve as “food for thought.”
- Presents reflections on the author’s personal life as well as pressing issues of the larger world around us – including human conditions in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and legal immigration.
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Preface
Acknowledgment
Dedication
I Poetry
A Man, a Plan and a Kitchen
A Prayer
Amarillo
Apartheid
Art Out Loud Circling the Museum
Black Lives Matter A Masterpiece
Blessings
Breathe
Come to Me Softly
Creative Writing A Must Do
Day By Day
Don’t Call Me a Refugee I Am An American
Don’t Fan the Flames of Racism
Enter into the Sanctuary The Shooter
Everyday Is a New Day
God Love
God’s Love He Kept
God Stopped By
Gratitude
Harness the Power
I See the World
If Jesus Came Back into the World Today, Could I Afford to See Him? A Masterpiece
I’m So Glad My God Loves Me
It’s a God Thing
It’s a Mistake
It’s Not Enough To Say, “I Love You”
Jesus
Lazy Days of Summer
Lies, Lies and More Lies
Lord I See You
Lord is Worthy
Love
Love, Perhaps
Mean Streets
Mike
Moments
My Boys Are Gone
My Lord
My Name
My Reality
No Time for Mess
Ocean Breezes
Ode to Amarillo
Passion
Power Up
Press Down Harder, An American Tragedy
Rain Dance
Respect and Serve
Sea Gulls
Sing a Song
Smile
So, You Love Me
Somebody Else Helped Me
Stop the Violence, Stop it
System’s Failure
Table Mountain
Thankful for the Harvest
The White Hat
Too Long in the Shadows
Travel
Treasures
Turn Away from Sorrow
Unique
Van Gogh
What Do You Want from Me
Where Is the Outcry
II Prose
Today Is a Great Day and Too Good to Be Quiet
Claudia Stuart graduated from West Texas A&M University with a Master of Arts degree in Social Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology. Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Criminal Justice at West Texas A&M University, she is also a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW). Very active in church and community, she serves on many boards and commissions and as a consultant to social service and laws enforcement agencies. As a public speaker, her topics include faith, diversity, culture, social justice, and creative arts. She frequently participates on panels, forums and making media guest appearances. She has made presentations in Vancouver, BC, Canada and several times at Oxford University, Oxford, England, UK. Her greatest passion and joy is spending time with family and friends and traveling to other countries large and small. Ms. Stuart is the recipient of numerous teaching and civic awards including the Social Justice Leadership Award for her advocacy for social justice. She is an award-winning poet with several books of poetry and her penguin art has been featured in several venues, galleries and art exhibitions.
Claudia and husband, Harold, have two children, Dietra Lee (Ron) and Farrah Williams (Evan) and grandchildren: Raquelle Lawrence, Christian and Jonathan Shorten, Langston and Maya Williams.
Reading poetry is almost as much an art form as is writing poetry. You don’t just skim the words of one and go on to the next. You read the words, maybe even speak them aloud, and listen to what they have to say. You focus on your own reaction, hear what the words have said to your heart, find that knowing place where Truth lives. You hold that poem for a while, live with it, taste it. Only when you have absorbed all you can for the moment do you set it down gently and rest.
Claudia Stuart combines reflective poetry, powerful prose and whimsical penguin illustrations in her latest collection of textual and visual creations, Poetry, Prose & Penguins. Evocative as well as provocative, Poetry, Prose & Penguins features brilliant illustrations that portray the unique qualities of penguins, ever cooperative and communicative.
Poetry, Prose & Penguins:
- Includes an opening section on free verse.
- Features a unique format that encourages the reader to slowly and carefully navigate the witty ideas which serve as “food for thought.”
- Presents reflections on the author’s personal life as well as pressing issues of the larger world around us – including human conditions in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and legal immigration.
Other Books
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgment
Dedication
I Poetry
A Man, a Plan and a Kitchen
A Prayer
Amarillo
Apartheid
Art Out Loud Circling the Museum
Black Lives Matter A Masterpiece
Blessings
Breathe
Come to Me Softly
Creative Writing A Must Do
Day By Day
Don’t Call Me a Refugee I Am An American
Don’t Fan the Flames of Racism
Enter into the Sanctuary The Shooter
Everyday Is a New Day
God Love
God’s Love He Kept
God Stopped By
Gratitude
Harness the Power
I See the World
If Jesus Came Back into the World Today, Could I Afford to See Him? A Masterpiece
I’m So Glad My God Loves Me
It’s a God Thing
It’s a Mistake
It’s Not Enough To Say, “I Love You”
Jesus
Lazy Days of Summer
Lies, Lies and More Lies
Lord I See You
Lord is Worthy
Love
Love, Perhaps
Mean Streets
Mike
Moments
My Boys Are Gone
My Lord
My Name
My Reality
No Time for Mess
Ocean Breezes
Ode to Amarillo
Passion
Power Up
Press Down Harder, An American Tragedy
Rain Dance
Respect and Serve
Sea Gulls
Sing a Song
Smile
So, You Love Me
Somebody Else Helped Me
Stop the Violence, Stop it
System’s Failure
Table Mountain
Thankful for the Harvest
The White Hat
Too Long in the Shadows
Travel
Treasures
Turn Away from Sorrow
Unique
Van Gogh
What Do You Want from Me
Where Is the Outcry
II Prose
Today Is a Great Day and Too Good to Be Quiet
Claudia Stuart graduated from West Texas A&M University with a Master of Arts degree in Social Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology. Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Criminal Justice at West Texas A&M University, she is also a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW). Very active in church and community, she serves on many boards and commissions and as a consultant to social service and laws enforcement agencies. As a public speaker, her topics include faith, diversity, culture, social justice, and creative arts. She frequently participates on panels, forums and making media guest appearances. She has made presentations in Vancouver, BC, Canada and several times at Oxford University, Oxford, England, UK. Her greatest passion and joy is spending time with family and friends and traveling to other countries large and small. Ms. Stuart is the recipient of numerous teaching and civic awards including the Social Justice Leadership Award for her advocacy for social justice. She is an award-winning poet with several books of poetry and her penguin art has been featured in several venues, galleries and art exhibitions.
Claudia and husband, Harold, have two children, Dietra Lee (Ron) and Farrah Williams (Evan) and grandchildren: Raquelle Lawrence, Christian and Jonathan Shorten, Langston and Maya Williams.