FUTURE WEBSITE FACE LIFT AND OTHER THOUGHTS

Welcome back to the goings on.

Good stuff to share with you. The website is getting a facelift that would impress Joan Rivers herself. It’s currently being done right now by Isabel Garcia and her company Omnibus Studios in Orlando, FL. My acting reel will be updated as well thanks to the airing of 2 commercials that I filmed this year. They were for the Florida Lottery and Simmons Mattresses.

In February my piece “School Poems” was published in THE ARROW FINDS ITS MARK: A BOOK OF FOUND POEMS edited by Georgia Heard which marked the first time I’ve been published in a book.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12220097-the-arrow-finds-its-mark#other_reviews

In August my piece “Muhammad Ali” The Rumble in the Jungle” will be published in AND THE CROWD GOES WILD: A GLOBAL GATHERING OF SPORTS POEMS edited by Carol-Ann Hoyte and Heidi Bee Roemer will be released.

http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2012/04/5q-poet-interview-series-carol-ann.html

In September my piece “Visiting an Old Friend” will be published in THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOK OF ANIMAL POETRY edited by J. Patrick Lewis (Children’s Poet Laureate of the United States.)

http://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Book-Animal-Poetry/dp/1426310099


During National Poetry Month in April I was featured in 4 different blogs:

http://jamarattigan.com/2012/04/12/charles-waters-heats-things-up/

http://www.nowaterriver.com/poetry-month-2012-charles-waters/

http://authoramok.blogspot.com/2012/04/30-habits-of-highly-effective-poets-17.html

http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/2012/04/z-is-for-zaire.html

I thank Jama Rattigan, Renee LaTulippe, Laura Shovan and Amy Ludwig Vanderwater for the invites. Each of them are strong, talented, successful women who motivate me in continuing to scribble my truths.

I continue to work at the Mouse and Sleuths. I continue auditioning and going to callbacks and I continue to work out at the best gym in America which is Armor Crossfit.

http://www.armorcrossfit.com/

Until next time dear friends I’ll leave you with a children’s poem.

WHO IS SMART
Who is smart, classy, engaging?
It’s easy to see,
Go ahead guess?
(You better say me.)

© Charles Waters 2012 all rights reserved.

SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE

Hola,
Let’s play catch up shall we?

- Still working at the Mouse. Auditioning for other shows on property. Will keep you posted if I get them.

- Still working at SLEUTHS but due to the economy they had to cut back my hours for now. Extremely disappointed but have to believe other good things will be around the corner for me.

- Auditioned for NICKELODEON HOTEL as a host for their SLIME TIME LIVE show. Made it to the final, final list of people they were considering and … didn’t get it. Boo.

- Auditioned and had a call back for UNIVERSAL STUDIOS – ORLANDO. Still awaiting word on that.

- Had a multitude of auditions for commercials and didn’t book any of them until … I booked a FLORIDA LOTTERY commercial. Shot it last Monday the 23rd in picturesque Winter Haven, FL. I play a pharmacist who is answering various questions from an “interesting” customer. Air date to be determined. So happy I got my first booking of the year. Please let it continue.

- Continue to exercise with Jeremy Brassard who has now gone into business for himself and co-created a gym with our good friend Scott Hunter. It’s called ARMOR CROSSFIT. (http://www.armorcrossfit.com/)

- Also continuing the lovely cuisines of IsaVegan. Check it out and “like” it on Facebook please. (http://www.facebook.com/IsaVegan)


- Found out that I’m on the shortlist for a children’s poetry anthology about sports that is being put together by Carol-Ann Hoyte (http://www.scbwicanada.org/east/newLeavesAuthors/carol-AnnHoyte.htm) and Heidi Bee Roemer. (http://heidibroemer.com/) I’ll find out for sure if I make it this summer. It’s an international array of writers submitting work from 5 different countries thus far. Will keep you posted.

- Had 2 poems of mine appear in e-books called p*tag and Gift Tag. Both are compiled by Janet Wong (http://www.janetwong.com/) and Sylvia Vardell. (http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/)

Here is the link:

http://www.amazon.com/P-TAG-PoetryTagTime-ebook/dp/B005OSJ5PO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1327971483&sr=8-3

Here is my poem in p*tag:

HAIR

Follicly challenged
Is something I’m not,
Please, check out all
Of this hair that I’ve got.

Rapunzel herself
Has NOTHING on me,
A whip of my hair
Could cover a sea

Of boisterous waves
Surrounding our globe—
When eating I need
The patience of Job.


If you counted my
Strands there’d be many—
But oh poor Dad,
He doesn’t have any!

© Charles Waters 2012 all rights reserved.


Here is the link to Gift Tag:

http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Tag-PoetryTagTime-ebook/dp/B0069RU7CE/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1327971483&sr=8-2-fkmr2

Here is my poem:

CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Gramps gave me his watch
I wanted a super soaker.
He said, "Since Vietnam
This watch was by my side
--Birthdays to reunions
To when Grandma died."
I leapt into his arms
Whispered, "I love you."
He put his head to mine
Then said, "I love you too."

© Charles Waters 2012 all rights reserved.

Until we all meet again all I have to say is, “Charles Waters will be right back after this message and station identification.”