Claire Williamson

A selection of poetry to be enjoyed as either a full set, or as a poem a day. Themes and styles vary, as does the inspiration. The order has been considered for flow and impact and will hopefully inspire inner creativity in readers.

Claire Williamson has written a vivid collection of poems: Visiting the Minotaur, full of artful reflections, refractions and re-workings of incidents that reveal a fraught childhood and adolescence, a family riddled with dark secrets and tragedy, and her ensuing quest to escape this legacy and create a happier household for her own family. Each poem fashions its own wordscape of love and loss. Sometimes the author borrows from classic mythology. The image of the minotaur, the beast in the labyrinth, recurs and helps the poet come to terms with and exorcise the violence she experienced as a child. Other useful analogies are found in cubist paintings or etchings, such as the Picasso that inspired the title poem. The labyrinth is sometimes the screen of secrets that keep the author from discovering the facts of her identity (‘Red Herrings’), sometimes it is the Streets of Bristol where the young protagonist has run to escape her difficult family (‘Brizzle’), sometimes it is the formal strategies the author uses to convey her various themes, the stepped or broken lines, the fractured stanzas. There are some well-observed poems about the physical aspects of motherhood that add to the literature of that genre. Women will concur with the paradox of ‘Breastfeeding’ where one side is agony and the other, bliss. The poems are not without considerable humour, delicate ironies, tender observations and just plain fun. ‘Cows’ get their splendid moment in the “lemon light”, and we meet ‘Laika’ the first dog in outer space.

Want to feel fulfilled with your life? Working so hard to get to where you want to be with little or no reward? Want to finally make your ambitions reality? You can get to where you want to be, to experience the rewards you desire and deserve when you go through the 3E process. This process is a practical and realistic approach to going about what you need to do to make your ambitions reality. That brings together the key facts of how the unconscious mind works, with real-life examples that demonstrate how it is possible to control the thoughts in your mind, enabling you to overcome the challenges you are facing. Whether you are stuck in an unfulfilled role or you are still searching for that dream role in a thriving organisation. Or maybe you have started, or want to start your own business, but are struggling to meet your targets, uncertain of where to go next. If these situations sound familiar, you may be feeling dissatisfied with how things are currently going, making you question will you ever get to where you want to be. Well, yes you can get there. This process identified the underlying cause that is creating this way of thinking which is holding you back, preventing you from moving forward to where you want to be. By going through the 3E process as set out in this book, you will gain practical tools and techniques that will empower your thinking process, which bring you closer to where you want to be. As you go through each of the 3E's with greater control of your thoughts, you will gain clarity on what you expect to happen when you achieve your ambitions, creating the desired environment that will move you forward to where you want to be. Finally, you will be able to do what you do more naturally, in a way that comes easily to you that bring you fulfilment in life. You can be the best version of you and have the confidence to be who you are, staying true to yourself. Living your life that fills your soul with excitement, fulfilment and purpose; with everything coming together. When you are natural, this will bring trust, a sense of inner peace in everything that you do, knowing that this is your passion and you are doing what you do well. Who wouldn't want to have all this? Make sure you don't miss out on the experience you can achieve by going through the 3E process. The author, Claire Williamson, a qualified life coach and NLP Master Practitioner has experienced many challenges during her own career, sharing her story of how she has applied the process to make her ambitions reality, she is here to support you making your ambitions reality too.

Learn the dynamics of the grant-seeking process, including proposal writing and grant management, for public, school, and academic librarians. A comprehensive book that covers the full spectrum of the grant process, Librarian's Handbook for Seeking, Writing, and Managing Grants is designed to provide all the information necessary for librarians and educators to become effective members of grant-development and management teams. Written in an easy-to-understand, succinct format, it will be invaluable even for those with little or no background knowledge and regardless of the size or type of library or information center. Recognizing that grants are developed through a sequential process, the volume focuses on the fundamental components of grant planning, grant writing, and grant management. Readers will learn to identify potential federal and state funding sources, organize and manage the proposal development process, do research, and establish and encourage participation on local development teams. They will also learn about specific aspects of grant management, such as budget and finance monitoring; hiring; research compliance and policies; sub-agreements and partnership forms; and reporting requirements.