"The Sandcastle Diary" portrays journey through life and everlasting reflections of the heart. The poems illustrate deep emotions written in a thoughtfully artistic way with vibrant interpretations stemming from the complexity and simplicity of human life. Challenging, thought-provoking, and moving, these poems were inspired by real life experiences. Each poem has been created to encourage thoughts and understanding of relationships, spirituality, success, love, heartache, loneliness, happiness, judgment, and ultimately the concept of living a well-balanced life overall. With a fresh take on writing poetry, Louis-Philippe Hébert successfully demonstrates his creative talent and explores a wide range of emotions and perceptions persuading us to examine the world we live in.

LOUIS-PHILIPPE HÉBERT is an award-winning author of ten books of poetry and prose in French and English. His poems, short stories, and reviews have been published widely in literary magazines and newspapers in Canada and internationally. He participated in poetry readings and festivals around the world, including Brussels, Moscow, Buenos Aires, Mexico, Morelia, Pereira, Columbia, St. Petersburg, and La Rochelle. He lives in Wentworth-Nord, Quebec. Growing up in Québec, ARDETH NEALE developed an early love for language and an understanding of its intimate relationship with culture, which was further established though teaching, travel, and translation. A Graduate of Concordia Universtiy (B.Ed. TESL) and UQÀM (Cert. Adaptation Scolaire, Cert. Psychologie), Ardeth is presently enrolled in Concordia's graduate diploma of Translation program. She lives in Montreal.

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