Williams — Simply Sanibel Poems

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Simply Sanibel Poems
by Lorraine Walker Williams

Simply Sanibel Poems is a treasured collection of poems from Sanibel Island, Florida, one of the 10 best shelling beaches in the world. Award-winning poet, Lorraine Walker Williams will take you on a poetic journey where you will sink your toes in the sand, meander the bike paths of the island and encounter tropical birds, dolphin and native wildlife. These poems reflect keen observation and attention to detail in communicating with strong imagery and deep feeling. Dream of the sea, inhale the salt breeze and let peace settle in what life can be on an island sanctuary.

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Website: lorrainewalkerwilliams.com

Williams — Split Poems

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Split Poems
by Lorraine Walker Williams

Lorraine Walker Williams ventures far in her often harrowing, but ultimately jubilant collection of poetry, Split. Here, a marriage is put asunder, torn violently, and the poet brings us to the cold shock of such cleaving. Bewilderment, above all, threatens to displace us, to unmoor our sense of self. Her achievement here is what poetry and the other imaginative arts are capable of giving us: not just a respite where the first healing begins, but a deeper recognition that the door is always unlocked, which we can and must open, no matter the damage and despair. [more]

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Maloney — Lost in Burma

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Lost in Burma: “Queenie” and 50 other War Poems
by R.E. Maloney

 

From the Burma Road to Kunming, China to Shanghai, a 20-year old US Army Sergeant experiences the perils and pleasures that can come only from the Orient—especially during a World War—from November 1944 to November 1945. Two of the 54 poems have been published. “The Five and Dime”, was featured in a newspaper’s Sunday Supplement, and “Cadillac Kate” was selected for a well known collection of poems a few years back. [more]

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