Peggy Warren's Blog (11)

Reviewed by:  Arcie  Jordan

For a longest time I have not been so captivated by words that describe the simplicity yet complexity of life, and the rising and falling of its stages. The poetic sentiments in this book allowed my mind, as well as my heart to enter into a separate realm of fiery memories. It swayed my emotions like tidal waves, enabling me to recapture certain phases in my life that were brought back through the beautiful, effortless mingling of…

My mother has recently passed away. One morning, as I was rummaging through her belongings, I found this book by Peggy Warren called “Very Much a Woman’s Book.” I remember my mother telling me once that she kept her favorite 20-year old book in a special box under her bed. Seeing that there wasn’t any other book present, I guess this was it.

My mother was a writer. She also loved poetry and reading all sorts of books. Peggy’s poetry book reminded me so much of my beloved…

Over the years I have always used writing to resolve my innermost feelings, and in the eighties, after having shared some of my writings with a friend, I was encouraged to publish a book. Titling it was difficult until another friend said, “It’s very much a woman’s book, Peggy,” so thus the title. - See more at:…

I’ve been an artist almost all my life, beginning when I was introduced to oil painting as a teenager at The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. I remember so well painting the face of a young man who sat for us. I’d never lifted a brush before, but for some miraculous reason, after a brief lesson from the teacher, I got a perfect likeness. I then went on to study portrait painting throughout my school years and by the age of 25, I was a pretty popular portrait painter, more or less the…

Every day we face issues that we have to deal with, and by the end of the day we often feel the urge to release our pent up emotions. You know what I do whenever I feel stressed or bothered? I write. I would write whatever comes into my mind. This allows me to flush out any negativity I am feeling. It allows me to explore my thoughts, and it also gives me new insights and fresh hope. This is why I keep a journal.



Writing in a journal will give you some time to look at yourself.…

Today my heart has been totally revitalized by the discovery of the 25th anniversary of Peggy Warren’s “Very Much a Woman’s Book.”  Y’see I’m the friend who was lucky enough to get these writings, before publication, on my fiftieth birthday, a time in my life that was very difficult. I had no words for the pain I was feeling, but in Peggy’s poems I found not only words, but comfort, true connection and sometimes even relief from the pain. Peggy is a true master of simple, yet powerful, even…

A review by Sally Watkins, Boulder CO

It has been 25 years since Peggy Warren published her book “Very Much a Woman’s Book”. Since then more than 20,000 copies of the book have been sold. The publication of this collection of poems and drawings  has a very interesting story behind it. It all began when Peggy went to a bookstore to get a meaningful book for a friend who was turning fifty and was newly divorced. The result of her visit to the store is…

Why do we seek out books that we hope will help us release our pent-up feelings? It seems like crying is something we would like to avoid, but somehow we feel good and refreshed afterwards.

Well, I’ve come across a book that is so heartfelt, profound and poetic in its approach to living, loving, and letting go. Peggy Warren’s “Very Much a Woman’s book” is a cathartic piece of art that seems to exude something so beautiful. Each poem in the book allows you to feel the emotions that the…

I actually got an email from a GUY who read my book “Very Much a Woman’s Book” His full testimonial here at  http://peggywarren.com/not-just-a-womans-book/

The most beautiful word, aside from God and love, is poetry. Poetry is beauty and beauty is endless, therefore, poetry is endlessly beautiful. “Endlessly beautiful” is exactly how I’ll describe this piece of art by Peggy Warren called Very Much a Woman’s Book. Read the full review at http://peggywarren.com/an-endlessly-beautiful-book/

"Imagine yourself sitting underneath a lovely cherry blossom tree. You close your eyes and listen to the sound of the nearby stream. You hear the animals in the woods, and the birds chirping overhead. You are at peace with the world.

The inner peace I felt as I pictured myself in this paradise was the same emotion I felt as I read Peggy Warren’s “Very Much a Woman’s Book”. Read more here http://bit.ly/1QjGENy"