This anthology is the product of 18 members of the Cherokee Village Writers' Guild, a work of imagination and memory.
"Turn, Turn, Turn" is an essay on the event of divorce after 47 years of marriage. "Poetry Oh Poetry" is an essay defining and exposing the emotions that drove this particular poet to "get it down on the page".
An excerpt from "Turn, Turn Turn":
Certain experiences in life, like birthing and parenting, cannot be taught. The cyclone of divorce and the tornado that accompany it are two such events.
An excerpt from "Poetry Oh Poetry":
The knowledge that poetry is endlessly adaptive, that it stretches me and my capabilities further inspires me.
Excerpt
"Certain experiences in life, like birthing and parenting, can not be taught.The cyclone of divorce and the emotional tornado that accompany it are two such events."
"The knowledge that poetry is endlessly adaptive, that it stretches me and my capabilities further inspires me ... I enjoy the fact that poetry I write often surprises me and yes,sometimes even astonishes me."
