Book lovers, did you know?

I started so young. While my grade school friends play school teacher and/or hospital nurse, I imagine myself writer and editor. My fantasy job involves dissecting letters to the editor out of American Girl Magazine, and re-writing the boring bits. My PRETEND years of education and experience lead me to believe I can best any official editor’s work.

I’m sitting on pins and needles, waiting to hear what people have to say about my first poetry collection Whistler…

Recently, my granddaughter Sophie Eagle and I visited Minneapolis expressly to explore, not the giant Mall of the Americas, but…

This past summer, in Taos, New Mexico, I spent six weeks nestled inside adobe walls. The walls of the home were thick red mud, caked by man and baked by sun. The garden and patio also wore a tall, plush robe of the same red clay.

All marketing wizards in the queendom of Authorland want me to spell out my mission. I suppose in common vernacular…

Sure, I love my book cover at first sight. Wow! The colors! A full rainbow of them. And, how about…

A compendium of unique experiences real and accessible to others, ike West chronicles the middle decades of her life in…

I grew up telling my parents about memories I had as a baby. They were astounded by what I shared….

Recently, one of my friends and a member of the Texas Circle, made a comment about navigating the divisiveness between…

How naïve of me to think that people, throughout the English-speaking world, who know nothing about me, would want to…

Here’s yet ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL REVIEW for Whistler of Petty Crimes
This one by Rae Longest – Originally posted on the website blog page of LITERACY & ME, June11, 2023…I thoroughly enjoyed this little volume, and indeed, it gave me a lot to think about and meditate upon.

"Whistler of Petty Crimes
invites readers to revisit the collection repeatedly,
discovering new layers of wit, wisdom and insight with each reading."

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— Eileen ike West (@ikewest.com) September 27, 2026 at 4:39 PM

Yay! Two of my poems are included in the latest anthology, Uprooted published by the ChaosSectionPoetryProject.

Yay! Two of my poems are included in the latest anthology, Uprooted published by the fantastic ChaosSectionPoetryProject.

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— Eileen ike West (@ikewest.com) October 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM

It is a really hectic time for me—packing up to move from Texas to Oregon. This time for good. Just…

Years ago, I learn from my web designer son, an important marketing strategy regarding book titles and product names. It’s…