The View in Winter: A Book of Poems
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 096324941X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She spent most of her adult life in Ohio, where she wrote a column, "Peace and the People," for the Salem Farm and Dairy (1965-1988). Her essays have been published by American Heritage, Soviet Woman, and The Churchman, among others, and selected papers are archived in the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. . She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Oberlin College, where she met her husband, Ohio farmer and educator, James Wilson Steer. About the AuthorMargery Wells Steer (1899-1992) was born in New Canaan, Connecticut and raised on a Long Island potato farm
"Five Stars" according to Len. Beautifully written book of poems. I highly recommend this little book.
Illustrated by her artist-daughter Alice Steer Wilson, and edited and published by granddaughter Janice Wilson Stridick, this multigenerational work of art and poetry sparkles with clever, timeless observations, and was the impetus behind the launching of Southbound Press.With eloquence and humor, the poet revels in aging, engaging the reader as she recalls life as a girl on Long Island Sound, as a farmer's wife in rural Ohio, and as a peace activist in a Quaker community near Washington D.C.Presented with the uncommon richness of mothers and daughters sharing their talents, Steer's poems highlight rural life, the importance of community, her lifelong work for peace, and her love of family, and ultimately reveal the dignity and power of an ordinary life.35 poems, 15 watercolors, 1 photograph; printed in the USA on recycled paper.. Quaker activist-turned-poet Margery Wells Steer reflects on her ninety-plus years in this insightful book of days, viewed during the winter of the poet's life
She spent most of her adult life in Ohio, where she wrote a column, "Peace and the People," for the Salem Farm and Dairy (1965-1988). She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Oberlin College, where she met her husband, Ohio farmer and educator, James Wilson Steer. Margery Wells Steer (1899-1992) was born in New Canaan, Connecticut and raised on a Long Island potato farm. Her