Polishing the Apples

About the Book

Polishing the Apples is for young readers, but its focus and stirring view will inspire readers of all age groups and all lovers of poetry. Using poetry to assist in the development and maintenance of good character traits is the theme of Polishing the Apples. Apples are polished to make them pleasing to the appetite and character is polished, with the use of poetry, to make it pleasing to humanity.

Through the use of her poetry, in Polishing the Apples, Evelyn Dilworth-Williams, reveals a rich treatise for children who are embracing developmental issues of character and moral development. Her poems are primarily designed for young readers yet are easily enjoyed by mature readers as well.-Arnold Mindingall, PH.D., Clinical Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Associates PC Birmingham, Alabama.

About the Author

Evelyn Dilworth-Williams is a guidance counselor who uses her poetry as a counseling tool. Also as a master parenting facilitator she uses her poetry to stimulate thoughts and solutions to the challenges of parenting. An undergraduate of Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama and a graduate student of University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dilworth-Williams is the author of Panola: My Kinfolks? Land and Morning Promises & My Evening Songs.