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What is Poetry & Purpose?
It started out as a YouTube channel – I wanted to post videos of poetry, literature and my struggle to start a new life after a number of setbacks and then I went and had to turn 60.
From there I decided to publish some books I found true and useful in my fight to change my life (starting with the George Washington Rulebook of Achievement).
From there it made sense to after organize everything around a website and a newsletter with new writings – like a blog, only per e-mail.
Hope you like it!
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Poetry & Purpose on YouTube
On our YouTube channel, you will find:
– German poems in English;
– poems from the classic period of English poetry of values;
– unhinged rants about what a great world we live in and don’t know it;
– happy rants to start the week out with;
– thoughtful rants and a glass of whiskey to end the week with;
and more.
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Who is E.T. Hansen?
Grew up Mormon and a haole in Hawaii; always wanted to be a writer in Europe; went on a mission in Germany and studied medieval literature in Munich; became a journalist then a writer, first in English, then in German, first non-fiction, then thrillers.
When I turned 60, I saw I was still not the man I wanted to be, and I decided to change that.
These changes include:
– finding out the core of life and my own heart;
– finding one great book within me, if there is one;
– return to my native language English;
– start my own publisher to better control my writing, and
– doing it all publicly.
If you’d like to accompany me on my journey, I’d like to hear from you.
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What is Hula Ink?
After publishing a dozen book – non-fiction and novels – in established German publishing houses, I knew I wanted two things:
– to have more control over my writing, and
– to return to my native language English.
Going into publishing is a big risk and many writers have failed at it in the past, from Heinrich von Kleist to Mark Twain, but I had to try.
So this is it:
My shot at re-launching my writing life on the basis of publishing my own works in my one language.
My publishing house is Hula Ink.
Our First Book
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The George Washington Rulebook of Achievement
This is the beginning, the toe in the water.
I have more in the pipeline ready to go – but first, I have to figure out this publishing thing.
If you want to be involved – I am looking for early readers, Amazon reviews and bloggers interested in my subject matter – drop me line.
Contact
I find communication via Facebook to be particularly simple – friend me and send me a message!
You can also contact me by e-mail using this form:
Privacy &
Impressum
It’s with great pleasure I present work of Cornelis Cornelius, poet and digital artist. This book is a poem of hope and reassurance for those living for a brief moment without love – it was concieved and created to give only this message: That you will find love.
What you will get from Substack or Patreon
You will find our Substack newsletter valuable if you are:
– searching for purpose and meaning, or want to become a person capable of achieving something in life; or
– if you write or want to enhance your creativity and understanding of life through writing.
In our free section,
you will find the lessons and insights I have learned in my life and am still learning today:
– from 60 years of life as an outsider in two cultures and on two continents – as a haole in Hawaii and an Ami in Germany;
– from my quest to find purpose, meaning as spirituality, and the truth about the confused world we live in;
– from my fight with depression and life with ADHD;
– from my study of the great books and poetry of the great thinkers in history.
Our exclusive section
is for writers and those learning to write – in it, you will find:
– practical lessons on the craft of storytelling;
– tips on how to enhance your creativity and find meaning and purpose in life through writing;
– my experiences in the world of professional writing, but also as one who explores life through writing.
This exclusive content, "Writing is a Sacred Act," is available to both my Substack subscribers and my supporters on Patreon.
If you are someone who consciously thinks about their lives and the world they live in;
if you are driven by a desire to create or achieve;
if you write or are learning to write,
you will love this newsletter.
Subscribe now!
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