Poetic Prescriptions For Plaguing Problems: Biblical Remedies For When Life Bites is a work of inspirational poetry centered on the theme of Christianity and seeking God and was penned by author Katherine Norland. The collection of Bible-inspired and infused verses is split into four sections, each of which takes readers through a different area of solving the problems and sense of emptiness in their lives. From The Plague to Aware, and onto Combat and Eradicate, problems are viewed as locusts to be controlled, and the solutions come from self-help techniques and daily practices to allow the calming influence of God into your life.
Author Katherine Norland presents a truly fantastic look at the Christian approach to self-help in her well organized and interesting collection of verses. There is also a lot of prose work for guidance, particularly in the opening section, where the problems of life are laid out with confident narration and clear, easy to follow guidance points. When the verses begin, they are easily absorbed and written with the same comforting and confident style that the Bible and Prayer Books themselves often possess. The development and connection to the Bible itself is well thought out, and it's clear that Norland herself knows her intertextuality very well. Overall, Poetic Prescriptions For Plaguing Problems: Biblical Remedies For When Life Bites will certainly reward those who have faith and seek the solace of God's teachings in their overcoming of fear, addiction, depression, and other issues, but there is also much hope and comfort for the less religious in this very effective volume.
Katherine Norland is the author of the Christian poetry books, Poetic Prescriptions for Pesky Problems, Poetic Prescriptions for Eternal Youth [Examining Earthly Beauty from a Heavenly Perspective], and the just-launched Poetic Prescriptions for Plaguing Problems [Biblical Remedies for When Life Bites].
In addition to the various hats she wears as a wife, mother of two boys, filmmaker, and actress, Katherine specializes in writing poetry and self-help books that make use of "applied spirituality," making spiritual concepts accessible and biblical scriptures applicable to daily life.
Poetic Prescriptions for Plaguing Problems was just released on Amazon, and already has garnered stellar reviews.
Midwest Book Review stated that the book "shines with Katherine Norland's warts-and-all honesty regarding her own struggles, and her pure desire to lead others out of the dark spiritual vacuums of their own making and into the Light of God's Grace."
Mel Ayers, Pastor with In His Presence Church, had this praise:
"Just when you thought everyone sounded like everyone else, God drops FRESH right in your lap! Katherine Norland not only gives us a new perspective on 'everything,' but also a bold, risky, enjoyable read."
Readers' Favorite raved with a 5-star review:
"A truly fantastic look at the Christian approach to self-help...Poetic Prescriptions For Plaguing Problems will certainly reward those who have faith and seek the solace of God's teachings in their overcoming of fear, addiction, depression, and other issues, but there is also much hope and comfort for the less religious in this very effective volume."
We caught up with Katherine for a brief interview while she's in the midst of preparing for a multimedia book talk/launch at the Pasadena Public Library on Monday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) It is free.
Q and A with Katherine Norland
I was being plagued by so many things: doubt, money issues, relationship problems, fear, work related issues. It felt like I was riddled with at least 10 plagues coming at me at once. I combed through my poems as if I was combing through a child's hair looking for lice -- and compiled them into a first draft of all the modern-day plagues that I felt are now an epidemic, plaguing our society. And I combined the Biblical 10 plagues with plagues that we've faced throughout history like typhus, the bubonic plague, the Moscow plague of 1771, etc.
There's a tendency in the church to pretend like everything is okay. When someone asks how you are, you say, "I'm fine, God is good, I'm blessed" because sometimes there is this fear of being ostracized if you're in a battle, or you feel like you should have it handled and this thing shouldn't be plaguing you, and you feel like "Maybe I'm not a good Christian if I'm still struggling with this thing."
There's just something freeing about writing poetry. I'm able to say things I wouldn't dare share with someone in a conversation. This book exposed me to God, my friends, and my family in ways I wouldn't have thought possible and that are hard to think about. People who've known me for years have said, "I know you so much better now after reading your poems."
What does "Place Roach Motels in Every Room" mean exactly? Can you give us an example of a "Roach Motel" remedy as it appears in one of the poems?
"Place Roach Motels in Every Room" is in the poem "They Just Wanna Fight." It's a metaphor for what you have to do to take matters into your own hands and protect yourself if you've got people in your life crawling all over you and consuming all that you have, pointing out your flaws. If you're around people who never bring any good into your life, you must debug and get rid of them or they will multiply. Those frenemies have nothing on Egyptian desert roaches. Here's an excerpt from that poem:
These dark deeds they deduce I do,It's time to stop being the victim in your own story. When you finally recognize what the problem is in your life and where it's coming from, it's your duty to do something about it for your health and well-being. We must use the brains God gave us to get out of those situations.
Patience. And pack clean underwear. My son has taught me a lot. He's helped me to not take everything so seriously. The lessons from him are in this book indirectly, but they taught me to embrace humor in the midst of my mess and let that shine through.
I'm now writing about my son in two different memoirs: one about his premature birth, four months early, and a second on what it was like for us when he was diagnosed as being a special needs child.
Book Info:
Title: Poetic Prescriptions for Plaguing Problems [Biblical Remedies for When Life Bites]
Author: Katherine Norland
Available on Amazon.
Paperback: 110 pages
Publisher: Poetic Prescriptions Publishing (September 26, 2019)
ISBN: 978-0998395210
Author Websites:
Katherine Norland
Poetic Prescriptions
Press Kit:
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Pasadena, CA, October 04, 2019 --(PR.com)-- On Monday, Oct. 14, Katherine Norland, author of the Christian faith-based "Poetic Prescriptions" series, will launch her newest book, "Poetic Prescriptions for Plaguing Problems: Biblical Remedies for When Life Bites" with a book talk at the Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch, in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event is free.
"These poems reflect my 10-year healing journey," says Norland, who juggles matrimony and two sons with writing, filmmaking and an acting career. "I was plagued by doubt, money issues, relationship problems, fear, work-related issues - all coming at me at once."
For inspiration and poetic license, Norland drew on the 10 Plagues of the Old Testament, as well as the more secular ones, such as typhus and the bubonic plague.
"This book is for anyone who has gone to war in a flypaper dress, trying to catch each buzzing 'pest' of a problem that keeps them from living the full life that God has in store for them," says Norland. "It's time we stop being the victim in our own stories, and use the brains God gave us to get out of those situations."
Norland is also the author of "Poetic Prescriptions for Eternal Youth" and "Poetic Prescriptions for Pesky Problems." She is currently working on two memoirs about raising a special needs child.
The book talk will include videos, book signings, and a Q&A.
Reviews:
"Poetic Prescriptions for Plaguing Problems shines with warts-and-all honesty and the author's pure desire to lead others out of the dark spiritual vacuums of their own making and into the Light of God's Grace." - Midwest Book Review
"A must-read for those who find themselves searching to find themselves. Katherine Norland bares her soul in self-reflection as she journeys toward healing through her faith and belief in God." - Artemis Craig, Author of "Inspirational Verse for Those Who Hunger and Thirst: A Book of Poems to Feed the Soul"
Event Details:
Book Launch: "Poetic Prescriptions for Plaguing Problems" with Katherine Norland Date: Oct. 14, 2019 Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Venue: Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch - Donald R. Wright Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena 91101. Free.
Book Info
Title: Poetic Prescriptions for Plaguing Problems [Biblical Remedies for When Life Bites] Author: Katherine Norland Publisher: Poetic Prescriptions Publishing | Release Date: September 26, 2019 ISBN: 978-0998395210 | Kindle ASIN TBA Paperback on Amazon | www.amazon.com/dp/0998395218
Press Kit: poeticprescriptionsepk.blogspot.com
Author Interview (L.A. Now & Then Blog): https://losangelesnowthen.blogspot.com/2019/10/author-interview-katherine-norland-re.html
Contact Info:
Author | [email protected] Author Websites | poeticprescriptions.com and katherinenorland.com
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Poetic Prescriptions for Plaguing Problems: Biblical Remedies For When Life Bites
Katherine Norland
Poetic Prescriptions Publishing
http://poeticprescriptions.com
9780998395210 $9.95 pbk / $TBA Kindle
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0998395218
"Buzz off, Beezlebub!"
-Katherine Norland
POETIC PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PLAGUING PROBLEMS: BIBLICAL REMEDIES FOR WHEN LIFE BITES shines with author Katherine Norland's warts-and-all honesty regarding her own struggles, and her pure desire to lead others out of the dark spiritual vacuums of their own making and into the Light of God's Grace. The book's stated purpose is to answer two questions that the author would ask whenever the chips were down:
"Where is God in all this? How can I get Him to answer my prayers?"
Norland cleverly and meticulously structures the book to reflect her own hard-won journey to Salvation by dividing it into four sections with humorous titles:
Norland's talent for crafting original imagery comes through in such poems as "Chasing Scraps," which depicts the dead-end nature of getting caught up in the rat race of life, and offers this remedy:
"It seems that only God can change my ways;
With Him I'd get my cheese and leave the maze.
My body tires out and I collapse.
Look up to see I was just chasing scraps."
This book will appeal to anyone who is hungry for spiritual growth and willing to accompany this bruised, but triumphant, poet on a pilgrimage through the plagues, pestilence, and heart-wrenching struggles of life, where trials must be faced and devilish temptations eradicated until each battle is won with the one-two punch of telling Beezlebub to "Buzz off!" and believing that God does indeed hear our prayers, if we have the courage to pray.
This book is the third in Katherine Norland's POETIC PRESCRIPTIONS series, which also include POETIC PRESCRIPTIONS FOR ETERNAL YOUTH: EXAMINING EARTHLY BEAUTY FROM A HEAVENLY PERSPECTIVE and POETIC PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PESKY PROBLEMS. Both available on Amazon.
Marlan Warren, Reviewer
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