submitted y Martha Rose Woodward According to Kerry McDuling, “The poetry of local Knoxville writer Jason Sturner has been selected to appear as part of a banquet of original love stories and poems from uniquely talented writers from around the world, aptly named Speaking of Love.” Jason was born in Harvey, Illinois, and raised in the western suburbs of Chicago. He now makes Knoxville, Tennessee his home. Jason has published four books of poetry: Kairos, 10 Love Poems, Selected Poems 2004-2007, and Collected Poems.
The Bright Light Café, a free entertainment website that provides an online platform for creative talent from around the world to showcase their work to a growing global audience, recently selected Jason’s poem “Holding Hands (a simple pleasure)” to highlight from among hundreds of other submissions. Jason is one of 19 poets and writers from Australia, USA, the UK, and New Zealand selected to contribute to this heart-warming collection of stories and poems expressing different versions of romantic happiness, interspersed with graphics and quotes. Representing the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day, Speaking of Love can be purchased at
.The Bright Light Café is the initiative of two high profile Australian entertainers, Rod Kirkham and Barbara Llewellyn as part of their publishing company, Bright Light Multimedia.
The Bright Light Café currently contains nearly 1,000 short stories, poems, anecdotes, multimedia pieces, original artwork, streaming audio performances, musical works and articles. All submissions to The Bright Light Café are personally reviewed by founders Barbara and Rod, who then select only the best pieces that fit the website’s criteria of positive and uplifting entertainment. The aim is to provide a spiritual, mental and emotional escape for visitors from everyday life, and a place for new and established writers and creative talent to submit their works for global enjoyment and acknowledgement.
