Rewa Marie

Your Funny Valentine

2012-02-04T15:51:00.000-06:00

What are your Valentine's Day plans for this year - a romantic evening with that special someone, a celebration of the single life, or maybe a day of reflection?

Whatever you have in mind, Feeling Poetic has the right words to make your Valentine's Day special.

Whether it's a poem to romance your Valentine, a poem to celebrate being single, or a poem to simply say you're happy and free, Feeling Poetic has what you need to make this Valentine's Day special!

Order your copy today. Visit www.rewamariefyles.com for more information, and don't forget to sign up for Rewa's e-newsletter!

Feeling Poetic, A Book of Poetry - Re-Release!

2011-10-19T13:17:00.000-05:00

Feeling Poetic, A Book of Poetry has been republished with some of the same poems that made it a favorite, as well as new poems from the author’s latest collection.

Rewa Marie Fyles creates poetry that speaks to the heart, because it is written from the heart. Feeling Poetic embodies poetry that expresses honesty in the triumphs of love and the disappointments of its losses. Innermost thoughts and deepest desires are revealed in this refreshing collection.

Reading Rewa’s poetry is like listening to your favorite love song. Each section of poetry offers a different emotion to explore:

Feeling Dreamy
Falling deeply in love with the thought of being in love.

Feeling Romantic
Expressing emotions that are deep and passionate.

Feeling Confused
Trying to find answers when doubts infest the jaded soul.

Feeling Frustrated
Searching for relief when the mind and spirit is mystified.

Feeling Abandoned
Seeking solace when the heart is breaking from losing a love.

Feeling Encouraged
Finding a way to be encouraged regardless of the situation.

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Feeling Poetic - Press Kit:
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Author to Entrepreneur Seminar

2010-12-29T19:32:00.002-06:00

The "Author to Entrepreneur" seminar was held on November 6, 2010 at Missouri City Library, hosted by Mu Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Rewa Marie Fyles, Kimberly Clark, DeMonica Gladney

Featured Authors:

Rewa Marie Fyles

http://www.rewamariefyles.com/

Kimberly Clark

http://stores.lulu.com/kimberlyclark

DeMonica Gladney

http://www.authordemonicadgladney.com/

Each author gave a presentation on their experiences becoming an author and how they brought their writings to published works. Also, they provided valuable information to aspiring authors.

For more information on each author, please visit their website.

Urban Mediamakers Film Festival

2010-10-23T12:03:00.018-05:00

Congrats to Rewa!

Rewa's screenplay, "Love Interrupted," was selected for the 9th Annual Urban Mediamakers Film Festival script competition. The festival took place October 14 – 17, 2010 at the Atlanta Marriott Norcross.

*Below is the feature film script selections only

UMFF 2010 Official Selections
SCRIPTS IN COMPETITION

Feature Film Scripts

A New Normal written by Charles Kenneth Maye and Kathy Lee (Los Angeles, CA) … B.Bugeyes written by Marce Swing (Kissimmee, FL) … Kami Jin written by Lloyd Kaneko (Whittier, CA) … Kissing Frogs written by Lorenzo Buford (West Hollywood, CA) … Love Interrupted written by Rewa Marie Fyles (Houston, Texas) … Megalomaniacs written by Joseph Fran (Cheverly, MD) … My Dirty Secrets written by James Tuverson (Los Angeles, CA) … Out On A Limb written by Charles Kenneth Maye and Darrkk Davis (Los Angeles, CA) … Russell & Friends Against Fringy Space Pirates written by Marce Swing (Kissimmee, FL) … Tango and Jazz written by Tiago Cargnin (Curitiba, PR Brazil) … That White Girl written by Johnny Sanchez (Elmhurst, NY) … The Color of Love written by George H. Alford (Norcross, Georgia) … The Green House written by Jasmine Johnson (Glendale, CA) … The Idiot, a screenplay based on the novel “The Idiot” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written by Elena G. Mikhailova (Toronto, ON, Canada) … The Olive Branch written by Joey Kent (Shreveport, LA) … Two Wrongs Ain’t Right written by Elliott Nicholas (Jackson, MS).

For more information on the Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, visit http://www.umff.com/mpages/about.html.

Feeling Poetic Reloaded

2010-10-08T09:54:00.003-05:00

Feeling Poetic, A Book of Poetry is currently being republished with some of the same poems that made it a favorite, as well as new poems from Rewa's latest collection. Stay tuned for the new release date!

Four Degrees of Separation is currently being edited.

Coming Soon!

2010-05-10T21:32:00.002-05:00

Four friends…

One house…

Four personalities…

Four Degrees of Separation

Coming soon!

Keep your friends close, and your enemies even closer, is a well known saying, but what do you do when your friends and enemies are one in the same? In Four Degrees of Separation, the female bond is put to the test when four friends, Mariyah, Delisa, Tabatha, and Chardonnay, move in together.

Tune into the drama in this eventful novel full of treachery, backstabbing, and jealousy. With all of this dissension, can friendship still be found? Lessons are learned on when to forgive, who to trust, and who to get out of your friendship circle—quickly.

Rewa is very excited about Four Degrees of Separation, her second book and first novel. This novel will ring true for everyone who has been betrayed by a friend, had to let go of a long-life friend, and had to hold on to the only true friend they’ve ever had.

Rewa’s first book is Feeling Poetic, A Book of Poetry, a heartfelt collection of poetry. Visit Rewa’s website for the latest on Four Degrees of Separation and for more information on Feeling Poetic, A Book of Poetry.

A Poem from "Feeling Poetic"

2009-08-09T21:51:00.002-05:00

Go On Girl

Go on with yourself,
You know there’s nothing left

Here to see;
It evidently was not meant to be.

Why are you hanging around
With your face on the ground?

So low you can’t even see
How foolish you’ve turned out to be.

Crying and carrying on,
Acting like your livelihood is gone,

When you know it’s only a phase,
Just another love sick craze.

I know he was the bomb
But girl you’ve got to move on,

You’re wasting time
For the new love you’ll find.

Because there’s one around the corner,
Hopefully he’ll be a loner,

He’ll have no one else to handle
And he’ll be all yours to tackle.

You’ll be getting along just fine,
Just keep in mind:

Better to have loved and lost
Than to have never loved at any cost.

But keep his love in a special part,
A secret corner of your heart.

Let his memory live,
But only until

Your new love manifests
And you’ll be back at your best,

A new diva reformed
With a new man to charm.

So go on girl,
Walk freshly into a new world,

Leave the past behind,
Because in time

You’ll eventually see
How good true love is supposed to be.

Website Changes

2009-05-31T21:55:00.004-05:00

I would like to say thank you to everyone for your interest in my upcoming book, Four Degrees of Separation, I will keep you informed on the release.

I recently made some changes to my website. I posted different poems, made changes to the home page, as well as the menu items. Although these are minor changes, I'm still excited about them.

Check it out at www.rewamariefyles.com, and tell me what you think.

Thanks,
Rewa

Time is Flying

2009-03-08T01:48:00.002-06:00

I can’t believe it’s March already! Time is obviously not slowing down for me, as I prepare to publish my novel, Four Degrees of Separation. Publishing the novel is not the same as when I published Feeling Poetic, A Book of Poetry…it’s more challenging and there is more to be done. However, I am determined to get this project off the ground, and looking forward to the release of the novel.

Thank you for all of your support as I approach this new venture. I will keep you posted.

Don’t forget to visit my website at www.rewamariefyles.com, and feel free to email me at author@rewamariefyles.com.

Response to Tired Yet…

2008-12-28T19:21:00.000-06:00

Thank you for all of your responses to what you felt the poem Tired Yet…was about. Mostly everyone was very close!

Here’s my motivation for writing this poem.

When you go through a break up with someone and you know deep down that this person still has strong feelings for you, but for whatever reason, does not want to commit so they leave. They then jump back into the dating scene, but that foolish pride won’t let them come back, so they continue to live a lie, going through relationship after relationship, meaningless encounter after meaningless encounter, hoping that each one will erase your memory. You sit back and painfully watch them do this to themselves, and to you. And you wonder…when are they going to get tired.

What do you feel?

2008-11-07T21:03:00.002-06:00

Here’s a poem from my latest collection that I want to share. After reading, please think about what you feel this poem is about.

Email your thoughts to author@rewamariefyles.com and I will post a blog revealing my motivation for writing this poem, along with some of your responses. Hope you enjoy!

Tired Yet…

Empty spaces.
Nameless faces.

Feeling something familiar,
Then realizing that you don’t recognize it.

Escapades that take you through nothingness,
And leave you with feelings of hopelessness.

Pushing back memories,
Only to relive them every night before you sleep.

Waking up from a dream,
Disappointed because it wasn't reality.

Are you tired of deceiving me,
Deceiving yourself?

How much longer will you let,
This façade continue?

How much longer will I live inside of you?

Going mad within yourself…

Are you tired yet?

National Black Book Festival – May 17th & 18th

2008-05-25T22:29:00.001-05:00

I was a participating author at the National Black Book Festival at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas on May 17th and 18th. The NBBF was held in conjunction with the Houston Black Expo.

I really enjoyed the opportunity to network with other talented authors at the NBBF. Please check out my previous blog where I showcase some of those authors.

We worked hard promoting our books to attendees who took the time to visit the book festival in between enjoying the events of the Houston Black Expo.

Overall, the NBBF was a good networking experience and I am glad I had the opportunity to meet other authors, graphic designers, publishers, poets, and various entrepreneurs.
Please be sure to check me out on my website, www.rewamariefyles.com to learn more about me and read my some of my poems.

Authors at the NBBF

2008-05-25T21:57:00.009-05:00

Here are some of the awesome authors I met at the National Black Book Festival on May 17th and 18th, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The NBBF was held in conjunction with the Houston Black Expo.

Chaz Kyser, Embracing the Real World, The Black Woman’s Guide to Life After College
www.embracingtherealworld.com

Marc Lacy, Rock & Fire, Love Poetry From the Core
www.marclacy.com

M.W. Moore, For What I Hate I Do
www.mwmoore.com

Caroline McGill, The Grudge: A Dollar Outta Fifteen Cent Part 2
www.synergypublications.com

Shachella James, Sentarse Means Sit
www.trafford.com/07-1661

Andrew Billingsley, Yearning to Breathe Free

www.sc.edu/uscpress

April is National Poetry Month!

2008-04-01T06:46:00.002-05:00

What are you doing for National Poetry Month? I plan on picking up The Black Poets by Dudley Randall which contains a full range of Black American poetry with poems by Langston Hughes, Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, and many, many more.

Poetry for me is a matter of expression, an artistic way to get out the many emotions that we go through each day.

I have decided to share a poem about friendship from Feeling Poetic, my book of poetry. I wrote With Friends Like Mine when I first encountered the ugly side of friendship, which still rings true today. Hope you enjoy it!

With Friends Like Mine

My back is sore,
I don’t know if I can take anymore

Of the knives that hit me,
Why are all my friends like enemies?

Why do they appear to be sincere?
But when darkness appears

They turn like the hands of time,
I’m telling you with friends like mine…

My enemies don’t get the opportunity,
They have to take a number to get next to me,

Because my friends get all of my time;
All the hating, backstabbing, and lies.

Their feelings are wounded from the sight of me,
I have to keep in mind that I can’t just be me

Or they’ll think I’m trying to out-do or out-shine;
Then here come the schemes along with the lies.

Because that’s the only way they can deal
With then envy that they feel,

They have to create a plot and design a plan
To break my spirits the best way they can.

Only so that they can feel better,
Thinking they can ruin me, makes them feel clever.

Or if they aren’t busy doing this,
For my kindness and attention they persist.

And if I dare to not have enough time,
Here goes with the hating and the lies.

It soothes their ego to receive all of my attention, you see,
They get bent out of shape as if I’m a celebrity.

Sometimes I feel like I am, the way I duck and dodge words,
Careful not to say this, look like this, or do this—it’s absurd.

I feel sorry for my enemies; they’d better stand back
Because my friends will smell competition and declare an attack.

My friends cease to acknowledge that I am aware of their conniving ways,
So I let them run around me in circles and not one word I say.

Until they bump heads with each other and fall with exasperation,
Again I stand untouched and firm from patience.

I’m sure we’ll engage in internal warfare again,
And once more my enemies will become my friends.

Fav Book List

2008-01-24T20:49:00.000-06:00

Are you an avid reader? I would like to say that I am, but the truth is, lately, I haven't been reading as much I would like. But I am proud to say that I am currently finishing up The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier, which I'm really enjoying.

Books that I have read in the past and thoroughly enjoyed are:

Leaving Cecil Street by Diane McKinney Whetstone
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

What’s been on my mind....

2007-11-10T16:30:00.000-06:00

How disappointing it is when the people who are supposed to help us, hinder and hurt us. How interesting it is that we all know how bad and evil jealousy and envy is, but we still can’t resist hating on each other. How when you try to mind your own business and do right, people still pull you into their craziness. How we need to be strong through it all, be confident, and never give up on our dreams and goals. That somehow, in the end it all comes together, and even with the bad, we can still make something good out of it and make it a good experience.

Poetry at a Book Club Meeting

2007-10-26T20:20:00.000-05:00

I would love for Feeling Poetic to be a book club selection, even though it is a book of poetry. I know many look at poetry as something they will have to struggle through in order to make sense of what the poem is about, or have to wreck their brains in analyzing each verse, but none of that is necessary. Feeling Poetic is reader friendly.

If you have ever been in love, Feeling Poetic is love. If you have ever lost a relationship that you really wanted to work, Feeling Poetic has poems that you can relate to. Ever had a friend that ticked you off? Feeling Poetic has poems for that too. And the poems are self explanatory in the message they convey. Poems of encouragement, pain, love—it’s all there.

So if you are a member of a book club, I challenge you to take on Feeling Poetic. Each chapter is a feeling, and any group of women and men will have plenty to discuss.

You can find more information about Feeling Poetic on my website, www.rewamariefyles.com, as well as featured poems.

Why Love?

2007-09-14T21:35:00.000-05:00

“Feeling Poetic” contains love poetry—deep and emotional love poetry. Comments I often receive from readers are, “the poems are too emotional” and “why are all the poems about love?” First, all of the poems are not about love. I do have poems that are about friendship and encouragement; as a matter of fact, one of the sections in the book is titled Feeling Encouraged. But, the majority of the poems are about love.

I love to write about love, be it in love or out of love. After reading some of my poems, I am moved at how deep and emotional they are, so I can definitely understand why some people react a certain way to my poems. Sometimes, we are in the mood to deal with our feelings, and the right book, movie, or poem, can really help during that time. But other times, maybe not. There are moments when the last thing you want to hear about is love, the joy or the heartbreak.

I published “Feeling Poetic” for those moments when people do want to read about love, the joy of being in love, wanting someone, the frustration when love doesn’t go how we planned, and the pain when you lose a relationship that you really wanted to work. I’ve received positive feedback from those that have wanted to deal with these feelings, and read “Feeling Poetic.” I’ve had plenty tell me that they could really relate to certain poems.

So…to answer the question, why love? Why not? It’s a part of life, and for some, it is as natural as breathing.

Challenges

2007-09-03T18:24:00.000-05:00

As far as I can remember, I’ve always loved to write. Be it my thoughts, creating a story, or poetry, writing is very natural for me. I would only share my love for writing with a few, sharing a poem or a story here and there. The reaction was always good.

After I had so many poems, I wanted to publish a book of poetry, but never explored it because of my career in corporate America. Well, my career was taken away from me with an unexpected lay-off. After I recovered from the initial devastation, I was able to pull it together and self-publish my book of poetry.

Challenges I faced were people not viewing me as an artist, only as the corporate type they had become accustomed to. It seemed that people did not want to accept that I succeeded in the corporate world, and although that was taken away from me (although temporarily) I had other interests and talents to explore.

This caused another challenge, which was determining who to keep in my inner circle, and who to let go. I learned the hard way that no matter how excited you are about your accomplishments, there are people who will not share in your joy, and that energy is not good to have around for any artist. It blocks your creative flow, and can even deter you from your journey, if you let it.

The answer—those that cause major opposition, to the curb they go. Those that don’t try to prevent you, but at the same time, their enthusiasm for you is very low, keep them out of your journey. That saying “keep them at arms length” comes to mind. Those that support you, thank them, cherish them, and return the support in their goals. And keep going.

My first book, "Feeling Poetic, A Book of Poetry," has been an eye-opening experience in so many ways. I’m very happy with my book, the feedback I’ve received, and I’m ready to publish my next book, which will be my first novel.

One thing is clear, no matter what, keep moving towards your goals.

Got Poetry?

2007-07-22T00:23:00.000-05:00

If the answer is no, Rewa has you covered. “Feeling Poetic” is a great introduction into the world of poetry. Rewa’s poems are heartfelt,romantic, and speak the truth when it comes to relationships.

Each section offers a different emotion to explore:

Feeling Dreamy:
Falling deeply in love with the thought of being in love.

Feeling Romantic:
Expressing emotions that are deep and passionate.

Feeling Confused:
Trying to find answers when doubts infest the jaded soul.

Feeling Frustrated:
Searching for relief when the mind and spirit is mystified.

Feeling Abandoned:
Seeking solace when the heart is breaking from losing a love.

Feeling Encouraged:
Finding a way to be encouraged regardless of the situation.

Here are lines from “Can,” from the Feeling Romantic section.

Can you be my king,
Can you love me like I deserve to be loved,
Can you come home to me,
Be faithful, honest, and love only me.

Can you only know my insides,
Know me inside and out,
Love me unconditionally
And only see me when you look at me,
And when you look at them, still only see me.

To read “Can” in its entirety, go to http://www.rewamariefyles.com/, and click on the Poetry tab.
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