Amethyst and Agate: Poems of Lake Superior by Jim Perlman (English) Paperback Bo

Description: Amethyst and Agate by Jim Perlman, Deborah Cooper, Mara Hart, Pamela Mittlefehldt Seventy poems, by a variety of poets, who have been inspired by Lake Superior, the worlds largest freshwater lake. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Seventy poems by contemporary poets such as Heid E. Erdrich, Kimberly Blaeser, James Armstrong, and Sara Thomsen, et al. who live near and/or have been inspired by Lake Superior. A gallery of full color images of Lake Superior adds to this unique presentation of culturally rich writings.From "The Great Lake" by Linda Glaser: Feel how this shining worldmagnifies the skythe quietthe wildJim Perlman, Deborah Cooper, Mara Hart, and Pamela Middlefehldt live in Duluth, Minnesota. Author Biography JIM PERLMAN and his family moved to Duluth, Minnesota in 1988, where he co-founded the Spirit Lake Poetry series, and helped establish the Duluth poet laureate project in 2005. With co-editors Deborah Cooper, Mara Hart, and Pamela Mittlefehldt, Beloved on the Earth: 150 Poems of Grief & Gratitude was published in 2009; The Heart of All That Is: Reflections on Home was published in 2013. DEBORAH COOPER is the author of five volumes of poetry and has had her work published in numerous journals and anthologies. She facilitates poetry groups at the St. Louis County Jail and was the 2012-2014 Duluth Poet Laureate. MARA HART has been an editor of three periodicals and three anthologies. A former librarian and teacher, she now is a writer, mentor and editor. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota with two cats and many books. PAMELA MITTLEFEHLDT is a poet, writer, editor, and fiddler. The focus of her work is on the power of story to transform our lives as individuals and as communities. She is currently working on a cross-genre project on food, justice, place, and spirit. Table of Contents Table of Contents, Amethyst and Agate: Poems of Lake Superior "Solstice," "At the Koitto Boarding House, 1947" by Angela Ahlgren "Ologothrophic" by James Armstrong "Windbound with Dostoevsky" by Milton J. Bates "Counterpoint" by Samuel Black "Slippage," "Eloquence of Earth" by Kimberly Blaeser "After Sailing," "Dance at Dawn" by Gary Boelhower "The North (After Borges)" by Jeffrey D. Boldt "Gichigami" by Dan Campion "Angling for Whitefish" by Taina Maki Chalal "The Ice is Coming in like an Animal to the Shore" by Sharon Chmielarz "Sailing in the Moons Wake," "After Matthew Arnolds Dover Beach" by David R. Clowers "In Dreams" by Carolyn Colburn "Across the Border" by Deborah Cooper "After All of My Life" by Florence Dacey "Superior at the Shoreline: February," "Levitating Toward Duluth" by Norita Dittberner-Jax "Water Colors," "Wishing for Lake Superior" by Deborah H. Doolittle "Freights Slide By" by Barbara Draper "Manidoo Giizhikens: Little Spirit Cedar Tree," "Gitche Inigaming, Grand Portage" by Heid E. Erdrich "Wooded Road, Lake Superior" by Michelle Bonczek Evory "Lake Superior Spring," "The Work of Water" by Terry Falsani "Crossing the Continental Divide" by Lynda M. Ferguson "Voyager" by Phil Fitzpatrick "Lake Drought" by Magrot Fortunato Galt "Northwestern Ontario" by Julie Gard "Watermark" by Jane George "Crossing Over" by Candace Ginsberg "The Great Lake" by Linda Glaser "Night Sky" by Tom Hansen "Messages" by Gwen Hart "After Forty-three Years" by Mara Hart "Gooseberry Falls, Lake Superior" by Susan Carol Hauser "Lake Superior" by Susan Hawkinson "I Tell the Lake a Story," "There is work to do within nothingness" by Eva Hooker "Into All Things We Enter" by Ann Iverson "Speaking to the Elders" by Janet Jerve "Hawk Ridge" by Jim Johnson "To Begin Again" by Meridel Kahl "In Concert, the Fluency" by Maggie Kazel "Spirit Little Cedar" by Susan Deborah King "Late Ice" by Mary F. Lee "Easter Dawn on Superior" by Cecilia Lieder "Shovel Point" by Judy Lindberg "Key Sequences Missing" by Micky McGilligan "Lake Superior Poem" by Lisa McKhann "Poet Laureate of Duluth" by Pamela Mittlefehldt "Sailing Superior" by Yvonne Pearson "Temperance 2020" by Susan Perala-Dewy "Stockton Island," "Apostle Fall" by Kenneth Pobo "The Big Sing," "Yooper Rockhounds" by Mary Riley "Lake Superior Poem #3" by George Roberts "Welder" by Mary Kay Rummel "Fishing" by Yvonne Rutford "An Unrefined Northern Metaphor," "Morning" by Ellie Schoenfeld "Mining Country" by Steven Sher "Some Distance Off-shore" by Phillip Sterling "Lake Superior Beachcombing" by Amy Jo Swing "Lake Superior--A Love Song from the Lake" by Sara Thomsen "A Random Gust from the North" by Connie Wanek "Cartography," "metis" by Laurelyn Witt "Making the Lake My North" by Morgan Grace Willow "Night Swim Lake Superior" by Patricia Zontelli Review "These 70 poems tell stories of storms and ice, nostalgia and longing for home. Together, they paint a picture of the power of Lake Superior, the way it dominates the landscape. "In winter/it is another world," writes Linda Glaser. "Think of it as a kingdom of ice," writes Norita Dittberner-Jax. But Susan Hawkinson thinks of it in summer: "Big Lake and sky /waves and light/let the world wait ... /while we refuse/all calls from shore." Color plates of 15 paintings by local artists are a nice complement to these fine poems."--Laurie Hertzel, Books Editor, The Minneapolis Tribune "Lake Superior would devour prose that tries to contain it. Only concise droplets of poetry can survive upon its surface and reflect its true, multifaceted soul. Through many voices and styles, this anthology celebrates the Big Lake, its varied moods and individual meanings. For a true taste of the Sweetwater Sea, drink deeply of these verses relevant and real, frightful and fantastic, mischievous and mystic."--Konnie LeMay, Editor, Lake Superior Magazine "Place is story. Place holds histories, and the Big Water conducts, magnifies, and preserves. We walk its beaches, squat its rock ledges. Release. Absorb. Our ears open as caves. The poems gathered here are gifts of receiving. They will point you toward the mystery of the water, a mystery inseparable from your own slight self."--Danielle Sosin, author of The Long-Shining Waters "Anyone who has been around Lake Superior knows the power and inspiration of its beauty. The calm and peaceful serenity it can bring in the summertime, or the shiver of awe it can bring during a violent November gale. Amethyst and Agate: Poems of Lake Superior contains 70 poems by contemporary poets, all who live near and/or have been inspired by Lake Superior. A gallery of full-color images also graces the pages. Any poetry lover will enjoy this book."--Breana Roy, Northern Wilds "I read this on the shores of Lake Superior in gale-force winds. Perhaps thats why my favorite poem in this anthology is one that seems to make fun of the typical "Lake Superior is so serene and magnificent" poems. Its called "An Unrefined Northern Metaphor" by Ellie Schoenfeld. The waves in her poem are pounding, primal and cold, and the lake is waiting to eat the unwary. I could also relate to "Windbound with Dostoevsky" by Milton Bates, since the lake wind kept that writer rolled into a fetal ball, playing dead in his tent. A wonderful local anthology that reads especially well near water."--Marie Zhuikov, Goodreads Review Quote "These 70 poems tell stories of storms and ice, nostalgia and longing for home. Together, they paint a picture of the power of Lake Superior, the way it dominates the landscape. "In winter/it is another world," writes Linda Glaser. "Think of it as a kingdom of ice," writes Norita Dittberner-Jax. But Susan Hawkinson thinks of it in summer: "Big Lake and sky /waves and light/let the world wait ... /while we refuse/all calls from shore." Color plates of 15 paintings by local artists are a nice complement to these fine poems."--Laurie Hertzel, Books Editor, The Minneapolis Tribune "Lake Superior would devour prose that tries to contain it. Only concise droplets of poetry can survive upon its surface and reflect its true, multifaceted soul. Through many voices and styles, this anthology celebrates the Big Lake, its varied moods and individual meanings. For a true taste of the Sweetwater Sea, drink deeply of these verses relevant and real, frightful and fantastic, mischievous and mystic."--Konnie LeMay, Editor, Lake Superior Magazine "Place is story. Place holds histories, and the Big Water conducts, magnifies, and preserves. We walk its beaches, squat its rock ledges. Release. Absorb. Our ears open as caves. The poems gathered here are gifts of receiving. They will point you toward the mystery of the water, a mystery inseparable from your own slight self."--Danielle Sosin, author of The Long-Shining Waters "Anyone who has been around Lake Superior knows the power and inspiration of its beauty. The calm and peaceful serenity it can bring in the summertime, or the shiver of awe it can bring during a violent November gale. Amethyst and Agate: Poems of Lake Superior contains 70 poems by contemporary poets, all who live near and/or have been inspired by Lake Superior. A gallery of full-color images also graces the pages. Any poetry lover will enjoy this book."--Breana Roy, Northern Wilds "I read this on the shores of Lake Superior in gale-force winds. Perhaps thats why my favorite poem in this anthology is one that seems to make fun of the typical "Lake Superior is so serene and magnificent" poems. Its called "An Unrefined Northern Metaphor" by Ellie Schoenfeld. The waves in her poem are pounding, primal and cold, and the lake is waiting to eat the unwary. I could also relate to "Windbound with Dostoevsky" by Milton Bates, since the lake wind kept that writer rolled into a fetal ball, playing dead in his tent. A wonderful local anthology that reads especially well near water."--Marie Zhuikov, Goodreads Competing Titles Blue Lash: Poems James Armstrong 9781571314246 $14.95 Milkweed Editions 3/2006 1200 Womens Great Lakes Reader Victoria Brehm 9780930100797 $18.95 Holy Cow! Press 12/1997 2200 Description for Sales People This new poetry collection would be of interest to readers of contemporary poetry, regional literature and those who live near Lake Superior, have visited it, and are aware of its significant geographical presence. The reading audience should and could include Canadians, especially those living in southern Ontario. The seventy poems here represent a wide spectrum of views of Lake Superior: historical, cultural (especially Native American and Scandinavian), personal and political (especially with regard to environmental concerns). The authors include Heid Erdrich, Kimberly Blaeser (just appointed Wisconsin State Poet Laureate), James Armstrong, Sara Thomsen, et al. Details ISBN098644801X Short Title AMETHYST & AGATE Pages 144 Publisher Holy Cow Press Language English ISBN-10 098644801X ISBN-13 9780986448010 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 811 Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-09-08 Subtitle Poems of Lake Superior Imprint Holy Cow Press Author Pamela Mittlefehldt Edited by Pamela Mittlefehldt Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137782052;

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