PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ann Grogan is an exuberant lover of health and the arts. As a child, and at the urging of her mother, she pursued ballet, tap, acrobatics, calligraphy, and painting plus five years of piano lessons. Her love of the visual and dance arts persisted, but music receded into the background of a 16-year career in San Francisco in administrative, regulatory, and civil rights trial law, followed by a dramatic switch to own and operate a cozy erotic lingerie and corset boutique for eight years. When she closed her retail venture, she opened an in-home and online custom corset and wedding gown design business for another 22 years until she retired in 2020. Rediscovering piano music then propelled her into poetry as the perfect way to express her growing love of music. Even though not naturally or easily proficient in an instrument and occasionally lacking self confidence, Ann found that music has many benefits. It has led to a deepening relationship with her life partner, Ron, and with old friends, and has helped her to make new warm-hearted friends in the music community. It has renewed her love of life and improved her brain health derived from memorizing music, plus managing the myriad challenges that are inherent in learning to play the piano.
"""A heartfelt journey of rekindled love for the piano, blending playfulness with attentive study and unequivocal permission to pursue one's passions at any age."" -- Cary Ann Rosko, LMFT, mezzo-soprano ""Ann's words are those of love of music, life, abundance, family, and humanity. She understands all that is music: its essence, poignancy, and soul-stirrng centrality to life. She imparts that profound connection to the reader with poetry that is fresh and perceptive. Her poems will inspire you to learn more, seek out more, and play more music!"" -- Janine Borchgrevink, piano teacher, artist and architect"
