This Man I Love at the Artful Crafter

Eileen at the Artful Crafter gave me a nice surprise when she used one of my poems (“This Man I Love” which is in New and Selected Poems) in a greeting card she made by hand for her husband.

Feathered Quill Reviews New and Selected Poems

Just got a wonderful review for New and Selected Poems from Feathered Quill. I was really blown away by this review.

Creating a Poetry Book Cover

I’ve written three poetry books so far, and in each case, I’ve painted the graphic for the covers, which has been a fun part of the process. You know people do judge a book by its cover, right?

Father’s Eyes Receives Editor’s Choice Award

I’m happy to announce that my latest poetry book, Father’s Eyes, has received the 2008 Allbooks Review Editor’s Choice Award for poetry. Allbooks Review Editor Shirley Roe said of the winning books: It was a difficult decision from the hundreds of books reviewed in 2007 but these books shone above the rest. Allbooks reviews books [...]

Spirit Restoration Reviews Father’s Eyes

Thanks to Margaret Werden from Spirit Restoration.org for her recent review of my latest poetry book, Father’s Eyes. Here’s an excerpt: At times, I cried for her, I cried for the deep deep search, the search for the answers she was looking for. I thought of today’s teens and how they hurt. Many of them [...]

This I Believe

Just found out my This I Believe essay is still second out of now 31,000 entries! That’s after a year and a half on the system. THANK YOU to everyone who has read this essay and made it so popular. The essay has been read by over 36,000 people. Amazing!

Reader Views Review of Father’s Eyes

Thanks to Richard Blake at Reader Views for posting a review of Father’s Eyes on Amazon: A poet’s journey to discovery & self acceptance, August 14, 2007 By Reader Views “www.readerviews.com” (Austin, Texas) – See all my reviews Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (8/07) “Father’s Eyes” is the story of Cherie Burbach’s [...]

"All She Ever Wanted" Author Reviews "Father’s Eyes"

Thanks to T.L. Cooper (Author of All She Ever Wanted) for her recent 4-start review of Father’s Eyes on Amazon.com: Engrossing, interesting, and insightful, August 10, 2007 In easy to read poetry, Cherie Burbach discloses her journey of self-discovery. Her poetry provides an insight into the journey we all travel to find who we are [...]

AllBooks Review of Father’s Eyes

Just got a great review from AllBooks Review (www.allbooksreviews.com) today that I wanted to share with you all: “My first impression was that this is strictly Christian poetry, however, the work contained in Father’s Eyes will appeal to a much larger audience regardless of religious persuasion. That said, I must state that the poetry tells [...]