Episode 2857: MY CEMETERY FRIENDS by Vincent J. Tomeo

My Cemetery Friends: A Garden of Encounters at Mount Saint Mary in Queens, New York by Vincent J. TomeoMy Cemetery Friends honors our families, friends, our military, the forgotten, and the unnamed. We sing their praise while celebrating life, nature, humanity, and compassion, all in search of peace. Stroll with the author through a living museum over cemetery trails, and learn much about things overlooked before. You will not be disappointedVincent J. Tomeo is a poet, archivist, historian, and community activist.For 36 years, he taught American history at a New York City public high school. He has formerly volunteered at the 9/11 Tribute Center Museum at Ground Zero.Vincent is published in the New York Times, Comstock Review, Mid-America Poetry Review, Edgz, Spires, Tiger’s Eye, ByLine, Mudfish, The Blind Man’s Rainbow, The Neo-Victorian/Cochlea, The Latin Staff Review, The Evening Street Review, and Grand- mother Earth (VII thru XI).Vincent has recited his poetry everywhere across the United States, throughout Queens, New York City, and internationally; South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Italy, Tanzania, Kenya, Spain, Morocco, Portugal, Germany, and France.To date, he has 1146 published poems/essays, winner of 108 awards, and 138 public readings.https://www.amazon.com/My-Cemetery-Friends-Garden-Encounters/dp/1648261248https://vincentjtomeo.com/http://www.Crown888Press.com   http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/21524vtcr.mp3  ​The Usefulness of Hippopotamus: A Humorous Chapbook for Trying Timesliterary titan book awardI am staring at a blank piece of paper, wondering what to write. Where do I begin? My mind begins to wander-pleasant thoughts of Disney's Fantasia dance in my head. The dancing hippopotamus comes to mind, and this made me laugh. The result: I penned a poem on the hippopotamus from which a chapbook was born: The Usefulness of Hippopotamus: A Humorous Chapbook for Trying Times.One cannot imagine a world without humor. Without humor, the world will be dark, cold, and a sad place, tragically lacking joy, cheerfulness, and laughter.Humor is medicine. During rough times, humor will help lighten and lessen physical and mental anxiety.In challenging times, I chose humor. During the Pandemic, I had to deal with my bladder cancer. In my struggle not to get depressed or dwell in negativity, to find solace, contentment, and peace, I chose to seek out beauty and laugh.In search of happiness, the humor worked its charm, resulting in a treasure chest of joy. So, I wrote my chapbook,https://www.amazon.com/Usefulness-Hippopotamus-Humorous-Chapbook-Trying-ebook/dp/B0CJYHMWPV/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1707272373&refinements=p_27%3AVincent+J+Tomeo&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Vincent+J+Tomeo