Gravity/Levity - Anne Bakeman

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Résumé :
Anne Bakeman's poems are sheer delight. Gravity/Levity encompasses everything from personal disasters to climate change to Trump, yet she infuses even the most painful subjects with light and love. Each of her poems is a treasure to read and to ponder. -Julie Cadwallader Staub, author of Wing Over Wing and Face To Face Anne Bakeman is an intrepid poet who writes with confidence and grace, inviting the empathetic reader to come close, to share remembered scenes and conversations, not once but again and again. Tender and reflective, these are elegant poems of trusting intimacy. -Daniel Lusk, author of The Vermeer Suite and other books Anne Bakeman's Gravity/Levity is a majestic portrait of ordinary American life. Her poetry is what the entire nation should understand and savor. We who have read it whisper again and again, Thank you, Anne. -David Huddle, author of Blacksnake at the Family Reunion and My Surly Heart...

Biographie:
ANNE BAKEMAN received a B.Ed. from SUNY Albany and an M.Ed. in reading from the College of Saint Rose. She taught students needing special education to read, and taught Special Education courses at the University of Vermont (UVM). Anne was a member of UVM's traveling I-TEAM which assisted public schools in their efforts to educate students with disabilities. Her poetry was mentored by Stephen Dunn, David Huddle and Julie Cadwallader Staub, and has previously been published in Peregrine. Anne loved family, nature, poetry, teaching and advocating fiercely with, and for, people with disabilities. Her poetry reflects her life experience with thoughtfulness, passion and humor.