Long Field Hollow - Marilyn McVicker

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Résumé :
Marilyn McVicker's fourth book, Long Field Hollow, contains twenty-four poems. It is a love story to a rural mountain location that provides both challenge and triumph. At the recommendation of her physician, she retired due to a disabling medical condition, and moved from the city, to a remote, fifty-acre pristine cove within the boundaries of the Pisgah National Forest. This is a story of nature and neighbors. Of trees, coyotes, wildflowers and birds. Of deer and insects. Of gardening, cows, drinking tea on the front porch. Of full moons in a truly dark sky. Of hiking, quilting, and building. Of hard work and disappointment. Of fear, praise and beauty. Of solitude and enchantment....

Biographie:
Marilyn McVicker had her first poem published in 1980, and has been writing ever since. Her poetry has appeared in Kakalak, Kaleidoscope, The Healing Muse, Earth's Daughters, Speckled Trout Review, Wordgathering, and other journals. Her published books include: As for Life: A memoir in poetry exploring the isolation & loss of chronic illness (Redhawk Publications, 2022), Some Shimmer of You (Finishing Line Press, 2014), and Sauna Detoxification Therapy (McFarland & Co., Inc., 1997). Marilyn's fascination with words and self-expression stems from her previous career as a solo flutist and music educator, and her family experience with deaf culture....