Peter Jailall romances Mother Earth

Peter Jailall can not only write beautifully, he narrates just as well. The author wowed guests with a wonderful recitation of some of his poems at  a function to launch his latest book, Mother Earth at his Mississauga home today.

The book is subtitled Poems For Her Children, but as several speakers noted, this is wonderful reading for people of all ages.

Mother Earth was designed by A Type of Magic, the latest collaborative effort with publishers In Our Words. The collaboration has resulted in several previous books, including Dance of the Peacock by Cheryl Xavier, Margaret In Search of Herself by Janice Goveas, Queen Teuta of Illyria by Perparim Kapllani and Questionably Ever After by Zohra Zoberi.

Even as book launches go, Peter Jailall's was like a breath of fresh air. Many of the speakers at the event (including Ontario Fairness Commissioner Jean Augustine, the chief guest, and author Ian MacDonald) have known Peter from way back when, and it showed as the anecdotes flowed as smoothly as the wine. Ms Augustine was in especially good form, and anyone who routinely puts "stuffy" before "politician" obviously hasn't met the former MP.

Mother Earth is available through In Our Words (inourwords.ca), and is priced at $12.95.