THE PALLESKEAN SONNET Formal Definition The Palleskean Sonnet  is a contemporary 14-line poetic form created by Canadian writer and poet Heidi von Palleske . Rooted in the architectural elegance of the traditional sonnet, it adapts the form for modern language, voice, and emotional nuance. Like its predecessors, the Palleskean Sonnet is driven by compression, musicality, and turn , yet it resists the strict metrical and rhyming orthodoxies of historical models. Instead, it pr

Book Two, THE LOST QUEEN, has been picked up by Dundurn Press Canada. It is 12 years later, But they are all back - Blanca, Jack, Gareth,...

TWO WHITE QUEENS AND THE ONE-EYED JACK AUDIO BOOK It was a challenge - all those accents I had to do. And it was muggy-hot in the studio...

The Forward Review Two White Queens and the One-Eyed Jack Heidi von Palleske Dundurn ( Mar 9, 2021 ) Softcover $18.99 ( 304pp...

Two White Queens and the One-Eyed Jack is a finalist for the FORWARD REVIEW book awards! It is in the literary adult fiction category....

I launched my book, 'Two White Queens and the One-Eyed Jack, during the pandemic and the usual launch and subsequent public readings were...

Rating: 4/5 Two White Queens and the One-Eyed Jack draws the reader in through the masterful interconnectedness of its characters. The...

This has to be one of my favourite reviews to date! The Miramichi Reader Canada’s Best-Regarded Source For The Finest In New Literary...

The Eye’s Storm Review of Two White Queens and the One-eyed Jack by Heidi von Palleske/Dundurn Press Just before the Winter Solstice, the...

So pleased with the following review from The Forward Magazine of Book Reviews. TWO WHITE QUEENS AND THE ONE-EYED JACK Heidi von Palleske...

Imagine my joy to receive an endorsement for TWO WHITE QUEENS AND THE ONE-EYED JACK from master story-teller, academy award-winner...

The eyes have it Frontmatter Actor and author Heidi von Palleske found a strict discipline when writing her ambitious second novel BY...

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Two White Queens and the One-Eyed Jack by Heidi von Palleske (Goodreads Author) Thom Ernst's reviewAug 23, 2020 it was amazing...

MY RESUME Short stories are fast, But Alice has done them, Plays will not last, The public will shun them, Novels are endless, And...

Sometimes writing gets put on the shelf, only to be dusted off years later then given a new life. Dinner at the home of talented actors...

I'm feeling pretty proud of myself! I managed to create this website on my own -- something I am quite sure a twelve year old could have...