Award-Winning Poet Visits Borders at Hilton Head for a Seasonal Book Reading/Signing Event
Cynthia Gustavson, the award-winning poet and psychotherapist from Tulsa, Oklahoma, will be making a special visit to the Borders Books at the mall on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. There, she’ll treat children and adults to a reading of her newest children’s book, ‘Ballad of the Rag Man’ (Blooming Twig Books, NY, 2009). Visitors will also have the chance to get a signed copy of her book when they see her. The reading will be on Sunday, December 20th, 2009, from 12pm to 2pm at Borders Books (24 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29928). Illustrated by Kristina Tosic with brilliant coloring and imagery, ‘Ballad of the Rag Man’ is a kids’ book which was primarily written for elementary-aged children. However, its message is powerful for teenagers and adults as well. Gustavson’s vision is to create greater harmony in a country with more than 300 million residents by teaching children tolerance and understanding when it comes to dealing with people who are different from them. ‘Ballad of the Rag Man’ and the associated program, The Rag Man Project ( The Rag Man Project website developed for ‘Ballad of the Rag Man’ ( Gustavson is a poetry editor for Nimrod, and author of the six workbooks in the ‘In-Versing Your Life’ series (Blooming Twig Books, NY, 2006) which use poetry for self-discovery and healing. Blooming Twig Books ( ### Jamie Gough, Publicity Blooming Twig Books LLC PO Box 4668 #66675 New York, NY 10163-4668 866-389-1482
