 |
|||
|
|
|||
|
on keeping things small By Signature Books; Salt Lake City, Utah
|
|||
 |
"Outweighing what we cannot change, and growing." Marilyn Bushman-Carlton evokes familiar, intimate landscapes that are quickly fading to memory. Her children are grown and render discordant, plaintive harmonies. Yards display twisted trunks and rare blossoms. The neighborhood is no longer innocent. With equivocal feelings, Bushman-Carlton summons sweet, nostalgic revelry. "on keeping things small achieves exactly what the poet wants. Each poem, small in itself, adds to the extraordinary satisfaction that she gives to her readers. Bushman-Carlton writes with wonder, love, and not a little wit." — Leslie Norris, author, Sequences "Bushman-Carlton traces filaments strung between parent and child, between lovers, between gardener and earth, and—infused with thought and vision—lets image open meaning." —Linda Sillitoe, author, Crazy for Living and Other Poems |
|||
| "Written from the heart, these poems validate the sanctity of dailiness and the dignity of womaness." —Sally Smith, founder, A Woman's Place Bookstores
Marilyn Bushman-Carlton has published in Iris; Earth's Daughters; Exponent II; City Art Poetry on the Bus; and Prize Poems of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. She is a graduate of the University of Utah, has taught poetry workshops at Pioneer Craft House, and lives in Salt lake City with her husband, Blaine.
on keeping things small Poems by Marilyn Bushman-Carlton Signature Books
For Blaine and our children Cover design and illustration by Jill Schwartz on keeping things small was printed on acid-free paper and was composed, printed, and bound in the United States. ©1995 Signature Books, All rights reserved. Signature Books is a trademark of Signature Books, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data |
||||