Dear Everyone, 
I have created a new Facebook page where you can follow the development of my poetry trilogy The Golden Passage. As most of you already know, the first book As Silence Is Your Witness was out earlier this year. 

The second manuscript is now with my publisher. It will continue where ASIYW left off, with a yet deeper exploration of the heart's longing for freedom, peace and understanding of our place in the universe. 

It's about love and acceptance but at the same time it doesn't shy away from the darker parts of the passage-fear, loneliness, suffering are explored and put into a greater context.

I can't wait to share it with you! Make sure you click like on The Golden Passage page and get updates of the process and other stuff!

Here are some pictures from the release party for my book As Silence Is Your Witness last Sunday at The Butterfly House in beautiful Pinecrest Gardens. It was a lovely day and my publisher had arranged everything so nicely. 

After a while the rain came down heavy and the book by the entrance got soaked. I loved it. The book is now completely weathered. It's been around, and knows a thing or two about life. 

Thank you everyone for coming and making it a wonderful event! 

Now you can buy As Silence Is Your Witness directly from my web site. I have also created a fragrant oil blend especially to go with the poems. It makes a really sweet, unique gift.  

You can buy the book and the oil separately or together. Price includes shipping & handling. Ships only within the US for now. 

My book is now available for pre-order here! 

This is what my publisher Anterior Books says about As Silence Is Your Witness. 

As Silence Is Your Witness is the first book of poems in The Golden Passage, a trilogy of books by internationally known poet Charlotte Brady. In this newest collection of poems, Brady deeply explores the spectrum of human emotion. She boldly faces existential dilemmas that lie within each of us, and releases profound responses that sweep across our minds and make us see ourselves and the world around us more clearly. Her method of asking pointed and philosophical questions combined with her lyrical use of language create a safe harbor for traveling beyond the boundaries of our minds and increasing our understanding of the human condition. Brady confronts topics such as intolerance, fear, and suffering with a steady gaze and an open heart. She discusses nature, love, and happiness with fresh understanding and memorable wisdom. As Silence Is Your Witness is a brave excavation into the mystery of life and the search for freedom with a constant reminder that the capacity for peace and joy is within each of us.

One of my favorite things to do besides writing poetry, is essential oils blending. I've been doing it on and off for years. Lately I've increased my collection of oils and started blending more and more. One day I got the idea that I should create a scent for my book, for a sensuous poetry experience. So I created a scent for As Silence Is Your Witness. According to aroma therapy it is uplifting, clarifying and enhances meditation. 

It smells divine! I used frankincense, grapefruit, sweet orange, patchouli, ylang-ylang and geranium essential oils.These are mixed in a base of jojoba and almond oils. You can buy it with the book or separately. The bottle is 10 ml (1/3 oz) and it has a roll on top for mess-free application. 

The bottles come in cute little muslin bags. I hade no idea packaging is so much fun! The selection out there is huge but I settled for this simple yet delicate bag.

Roll it on, let the aroma fill you and read some poetry! The blend and book will be available to buy on my web site on March 15th. There will be a different scent for each book in The Golden Passage. I hope you will enjoy! It's been a pure joy to create it all. 

Curtain up for the book cover! 

I'm very happy with the result. It's like a praline to me and I want to taste it. I hope people will feel that same way about the poems inside! 

Proof reading is in progress and then it's off to the printer! 

What do you guys think?

The preparations for the release of my poetry book are coming along. The cover is under way, I got three gorgeous examples to choose from. It's difficult to choose but that's a great problem to have.

The book is called As Silence Is Your Witness and it's the first book in a trilogy, The Golden Passage.

Yes, that’s right. It will be a poetry trilogy!

When I started to put together the poems for As Silence Is Your Witness noticed that I had material for at least three books and since they are thematically connected I thought it would be fun to create a trilogy.

What happened is that poems keep coming, I write them down and forget about them. Later I sift through them, half forgotten. I have to admit I was surprised to see the amount of poetry I had.

My publisher was immediately on board with the trilogy idea. I’m so excited to be working with them!

Last Sunday we had a photo shoot for an author’s portrait in my garden. It was a lovely late afternoon, the time of day when the garden is the most beautiful. The photos came out great. I think we have decided which one it will be.

There are also some other more surprising happenings going on around the book release that I am super excited about. More on that later! 

Soon the curtain will be all up!

I have some exciting news to share: My new collection of poems will be published on March 1st, 2015! It’s my fourth book published, my third book of poems and my first book in English. I am so thrilled and excited about this project. I’m publishing with Rosemi Mederos and her Anterior Books. It’s a small publishing company based in Miami and it’s just perfect for me.

Rosemi is an incredible editor and a wonderful person. It is a pleasure working with her. I will be involved in every step of the way and I really look forward to it.

My way back to poetry has taken its time. After I officially stopped writing in 2008, I devoted most of my time to yoga and meditation but after a few years I noticed that lines of poetry started to arrive. I wrote them down and the pile grew. Poetry increasingly became an important part of my spiritual practice (aka life!). Some of you have seen my poems either here or on Facebook.

I am also reading a lot of poetry, mostly Zen and Sufi poets. I recently read some Chinese poetry, among others Li Po (or Li Bai). All of a sudden I was reminded of a poem from my school days, in our literature book. I was sure that it must have been by Li Po when I saw his name after more than 30 years, memory yet faint.

I then remembered how I used to read that poem every day and be completely swept away by its beauty. But I couldn’t remember which poem it was. Then it slowly came back to me. First of all the atmosphere and then I remembered that it was about a mountain. From there I finally found the poem that caused me to become a poet and maybe even started me on my whole spiritual journey.

The sense of homecoming when I found the poem again is indescribable. I share it here with you. (Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the name of the translator and, of course, in my schoolbook it was printed in Swedish):

You ask me why I dwell in the green mountain;
I smile and make no reply for my heart is free of care.
As the peach-blossom flows down stream and is gone into the unknown,
I have a world apart that is not among men.

That is where I started my journey and now I am back and everything makes perfect sense. Life is profoundly beautiful.

I will keep you posted as we go along. I’m thrilled to share this with you! Much love and happiness to all.