Crossing the Ladder of the Sun - Softcover

Apol, Laura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870136852 ISBN 13: 9780870136856

Publisher: Michigan State University Press, 2003

Synopsis

In her new collection of poetry, Crossing the Ladder of Sun, Laura Apol explores the ordinary moments of life—watching her daughter, picking blueberries, sharing confidences with friends, arriving and leaving, and driving, always driving—and transforms them into the extraordinary. This book is rich with the lyrical found in what is considered the mundane as it portrays the multiple roles of a woman’s life—mother, daughter, lover, ex-wife, friend. Apol’s highly personal poems reflect a caring and compassion that transcends loneliness and heartache.

About this title

About the Author

Laura Apol is Associate Professor of Education at Michigan State University. Her poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies and literary journals, including a full-length collection, Falling into Grace. Her co-edited collection for young readers, Learning to Live in the World: Earth Poems by William Stafford, was the winner of a Hungry Mind Book of Distinction Award. Laura's book, Crossing the Ladder of Sun, won a 2004 Oklahoma Book Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870136852
• ISBN 13: 9780870136856
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88