| Charles Robinson, MST student, publishes poetry book “The Scratch of the Scribe” |
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| Written by Shishir Jai | |
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Charles Robinson, a student of the IST department at Missouri S&T is having a book published by Publish America. The book is titled The Scratch of the Scribe. Charles says he began writing when he was 18 and still writes today. In February of 2005, his first manuscript was completed and was copyrighted with the US Copyright Office. He submitted his work to a few publishers, and Publish America LLLP agreed to publish the work. The book Scratch of the Scribe took nine years to complete from start to finish. This book is a collection of poems that varies from romance, travels, nature, religion, depression, and other varieties. Robinson says “I came up with several working titles to the book and finally settled on Scratch of the Scribe. At the time I was working for Barnes & Noble College Bookstores and one of their logos was the scribe, and considering that most of the poems started as basic scratching or scribbles on napkins/scrap paper, I thought the title would be somewhat appropriate.” Robinson adds, “My main inspiration came from watching the movie Dead Poets Society and the books of Psalms and Proverbs in the Holy Bible. The audience of this book is fairly vague. It has a little something for everyone, The Romantic, The Traveler, etc. I am currently working on my second book of poems, which again touches on romance and life. I really would like to move in to some short stories eventually, but right now this is the best way for me to be expressive.” Robinson has provided a sample poem from his work called Summer’s Sun. Summer’s Sun A tingling sensation Falls upon your face, Your body becomes Wrapped in an invisible blanket, There is an unseen touch of warmth That encompasses your body. You gaze around And you see that you are alone. Finally, you look up and there You find who you have been Searching for; you smile and… The Sun smiles back. |
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