About Heart’s Thread
A thread lingering on…every life is distinct, every journey is unique. This one is no different. Through ups and downs, illnesses and recoveries, defeats and triumphs; unfold before you in the style of an autobiographical book-length poem. One life, the never-ending journey of one soul, a fulfillment of a childhood dream: finding his mother, like the baby elephant, Dumbo. Heart’s Thread is a 1,162 line poem consisting of 166 rhyme royal stanzas, a rhyming stanza form introduced to English poetry by Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400). Chaucer is commonly known as the “Father of English Literature.” He invented this 7 line ababbcc rhyme royal stanza which he used to write parts of “The Canterbury Tales” in the 14th century. This ancient rhyme royal scheme forms the backbone for the tale of “Heart’s Thread.”
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Author Bio:
As of 2023, Livingston has written and published 19 poetry books. Livingston has also written 2 books of prose and poetry, 1 book of 13 short stories and composed 21 lyrics and melodies collected in 2 DVDs and 1 CD. His poems have appeared in numerous publications: local newspapers, magazines, newsletters and overseas publications. In addition, Livingston’s poems were published in The Lyric, Poetry Quarterly, Ibbetson Street, California Quarterly (California State Poetry Society), Wisconsin Review, Loch Raven Review, Time of Singing poetry journal and Chronogram magazine. Many of his poems were selected as honorable mentions in the following contests: Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition, California State Poetry Society Annual Contest and Nebraska State Poetry Society Open Poetry Contest. One poem was awarded 3rd place in the Annual Poetry Contest for the Dancing Poetry Festival.
Livingston received his MS degree from UC Riverside and MA degree at UC Berkeley. Among his 40-plus year entrepreneur career,* he devoted many decades to publishing. Livingston oversaw the production of 12 printed consumer magazines and formerly served as the editorial director of the journal Nourish-Poetry. He is currently an associate member of the Academy of American Poets and a member of the California State Poetry Society.
Livingston resides in California with his dear wife. He has 3 children and 8 grandchildren.
*Livingston worked two jobs for 15 years to launch and build his various ventures; he was the founder, Chairman and CEO of four corporations at different stages of his business career in four fields: Radiopharmaceutical manufacture, real estate, software (SaaS) and publishing.