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I AM MADAGASCAR: On Moving West from New England poems by Ellen Waterston ISBN: 1-877655-41-4 saddle-stitched with wraparound cover (second edition) artwork by Rick Bartow $10, plus s/h OUT OF PRINT |
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Winner of the 2005 Willa Award for poetry, from Women Writing the West
PRAISE FOR WEST OF PARADISE
"This is poetry of big love, great heart. George Venn's scale is immense and inclusive... The only other poet I know whose work has such range is Tom McGrath who, like George Venn, told the stories of his region in such a way as to make them magical, luminous, and permanent..."
-- James Bertolino, author of First Credo, Quarterly Review of Literature Poetry Series
"In West of Paradise George Venn covers the territory from aluminum foil-covered coffee cans full of flowers at grave sites to emperor penguins carrying their eggs on the tops of their feet. Whether dealing with the Colfax Grade or the great undulations of the Palouse, he is a master of the detail that exudes the spirit of place, of time, of the hopes and joys of the human soul."
-- Karen Swenson, author of The Landlady in Bangkok
"West of Paradise conjures the rural Northwest's colorful characters and the hard-edged codes they live by... Here, too, are the places we love--Hells Canyon, the Wallowas, the Imnaha River--all carved knifeblade sharp. Once again, George Venn offers a collection to treasure."
-- Craig Lesley, author of The Sky Fisherman
-- James Bertolino, author of First Credo, Quarterly Review of Literature Poetry Series
"In West of Paradise George Venn covers the territory from aluminum foil-covered coffee cans full of flowers at grave sites to emperor penguins carrying their eggs on the tops of their feet. Whether dealing with the Colfax Grade or the great undulations of the Palouse, he is a master of the detail that exudes the spirit of place, of time, of the hopes and joys of the human soul."
-- Karen Swenson, author of The Landlady in Bangkok
"West of Paradise conjures the rural Northwest's colorful characters and the hard-edged codes they live by... Here, too, are the places we love--Hells Canyon, the Wallowas, the Imnaha River--all carved knifeblade sharp. Once again, George Venn offers a collection to treasure."
-- Craig Lesley, author of The Sky Fisherman
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
As a New Englander who married and moved to the ranching West, ELLEN WATERSON'S work is rooted in both of those cultural and geographic landscapes. Her poetry, essays and short stories have been published in numerous anthologies and reviews. Her non-fiction, Then There was No Mountain, The Parallel Odyssey of a Mother and Daughter Through Addictionwas published by Rowman and Littlefield in the fall of 2003. She is the recipient of a 2003 Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship. Waterston is the president of Waterston Communications, a strategic planning and public information firm. She is also the co-founder of the Writing Ranch which supports the creative, craft and career needs of writers through workshops and retreats. She recently had the honor of opening for Maya Angelou at her reading in Bend