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Charles Ghigna (pronounced GEEN-ya) Charles Ghigna (aka "Father Goose") is a poet, children's author, and nationally syndicated feature writer who helps promote the love of children's literature by speaking at schools, colleges, conferences, and libraries. Charles is the author of more than thirty books of poetry for children and adults. His award-winning books and poems have been featured on ABC's "Good Morning America," selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club, featured in the Scholastic Book Club, received the Parents' Choice Book Award, SEBA Book Award, the Helen Keller Literary Award, and the Alabama Library Association Book Award. Charles has served as poetry editor of The English Journal for the National Council of Teachers of English and has presented his poetry programs at the Library of Congress, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and at hundreds of schools, colleges, conferences, libraries, and book fairs throughout the U.S. and overseas. Charles lives in Homewood, Alabama with his wife, Debra, and their son, Chip. |
You can reach Father Goose at PaGoose@aol.com