Amethyst and Agate: Poems of Lake Superior - Softcover

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9780986448010: Amethyst and Agate: Poems of Lake Superior

Softcover

ISBN 10: 098644801X ISBN 13: 9780986448010

Publisher: Holy Cow Press, 2015

Seventy poems by contemporary poets such as Heid E. Erdrich, Kimberly Blaeser, James Armstrong, and Sara Thomsen, et al. who live near and/or have been inspired by Lake Superior. A gallery of full color images of Lake Superior adds to this unique presentation of culturally rich writings.

From "The Great Lake" by Linda Glaser:

Feel how this shining world
magnifies the sky
the quiet
the wild

Jim Perlman, Deborah Cooper, Mara Hart, and Pamela Middlefehldt live in Duluth, Minnesota.

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Review:

"Lake Superior would devour prose that tries to contain it. Only concise droplets of poetry can survive upon its surface and reflect its true, multifaceted soul. Through many voices and styles, this anthology celebrates the Big Lake, its varied moods and individual meanings. For a true taste of the Sweetwater Sea, drink deeply of these verses relevant and real, frightful and fantastic, mischievous and mystic."--Konnie LeMay, Editor, "Lake Superior Magazine"
Place is story. Place holds histories, and the Big Water conducts, magnifies, and preserves. We walk its beaches, squat its rock ledges. Release. Absorb. Our ears open as caves. The poems gathered here are gifts of receiving. They will point you toward the mystery of the water, a mystery inseparable from your own slight self. --Danielle Sosin, author of "The Long-Shining Waters"
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"Lake Superior would devour prose that tries to contain it. Only concise droplets of poetry can survive upon its surface and reflect its true, multifaceted soul. Through many voices and styles, this anthology celebrates the Big Lake, its varied moods and individual meanings. For a true taste of the Sweetwater Sea, drink deeply of these verses relevant and real, frightful and fantastic, mischievous and mystic."--Konnie LeMay, Editor, "Lake Superior Magazine"
Place is story. Place holds histories, and the Big Water conducts, magnifies, and preserves. We walk its beaches, squat its rock ledges. Release. Absorb. Our ears open as caves. The poems gathered here are gifts of receiving. They will point you toward the mystery of the water, a mystery inseparable from your own slight self. --Danielle Sosin, author of "The Long-Shining Waters"
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-These 70 poems tell stories of storms and ice, nostalgia and longing for home. Together, they paint a picture of the power of Lake Superior, the way it dominates the landscape. -In winter/it is another world, - writes Linda Glaser. -Think of it as a kingdom of ice, - writes Norita Dittberner-Jax. But Susan Hawkinson thinks of it in summer: -Big Lake and sky /waves and light/let the world wait ... /while we refuse/all calls from shore.- Color plates of 15 paintings by local artists are a nice complement to these fine poems.---Laurie Hertzel, Books Editor, The Minneapolis Tribune
-Lake Superior would devour prose that tries to contain it. Only concise droplets of poetry can survive upon its surface and reflect its true, multifaceted soul. Through many voices and styles, this anthology celebrates the Big Lake, its varied moods and individual meanings. For a true taste of the Sweetwater Sea, drink deeply of these verses relevant and real, frightful and fantastic, mischievous and mystic.---Konnie LeMay, Editor, Lake Superior Magazine
-Place is story. Place holds histories, and the Big Water conducts, magnifies, and preserves. We walk its beaches, squat its rock ledges. Release. Absorb. Our ears open as caves. The poems gathered here are gifts of receiving. They will point you toward the mystery of the water, a mystery inseparable from your own slight self.---Danielle Sosin, author of The Long-Shining Waters
-Anyone who has been around Lake Superior knows the power and inspiration of its beauty. The calm and peaceful serenity it can bring in the summertime, or the shiver of awe it can bring during a violent November gale. Amethyst and Agate: Poems of Lake Superior contains 70 poems by contemporary poets, all who live near and/or have been inspired by Lake Superior. A gallery of full-color images also graces the pages. Any poetry lover will enjoy this book.---Breana Roy, Northern Wilds
-I read this on the shores of Lake Superior in gale-force winds. Perhaps that's why my favorite poem in this anthology is one that seems to make fun of the typical -Lake Superior is so serene and magnificent- poems. It's called -An Unrefined Northern Metaphor- by Ellie Schoenfeld. The waves in her poem are pounding, primal and cold, and the lake is waiting to eat the unwary. I could also relate to -Windbound with Dostoevsky- by Milton Bates, since the lake wind kept that writer rolled into a fetal ball, playing dead in his tent.
A wonderful local anthology that reads especially well near water.---Marie Zhuikov, Goodreads

"These 70 poems tell stories of storms and ice, nostalgia and longing for home. Together, they paint a picture of the power of Lake Superior, the way it dominates the landscape. "In winter/it is another world," writes Linda Glaser. "Think of it as a kingdom of ice," writes Norita Dittberner-Jax. But Susan Hawkinson thinks of it in summer: "Big Lake and sky /waves and light/let the world wait ... /while we refuse/all calls from shore." Color plates of 15 paintings by local artists are a nice complement to these fine poems."--Laurie Hertzel, Books Editor, The Minneapolis Tribune

"Place is story. Place holds histories, and the Big Water conducts, magnifies, and preserves. We walk its beaches, squat its rock ledges. Release. Absorb. Our ears open as caves. The poems gathered here are gifts of receiving. They will point you toward the mystery of the water, a mystery inseparable from your own slight self."--Danielle Sosin, author of The Long-Shining Waters

"Anyone who has been around Lake Superior knows the power and inspiration of its beauty. The calm and peaceful serenity it can bring in the summertime, or the shiver of awe it can bring during a violent November gale. Amethyst and Agate: Poems of Lake Superior contains 70 poems by contemporary poets, all who live near and/or have been inspired by Lake Superior. A gallery of full-color images also graces the pages. Any poetry lover will enjoy this book."--Breana Roy, Northern Wilds

"I read this on the shores of Lake Superior in gale-force winds. Perhaps that's why my favorite poem in this anthology is one that seems to make fun of the typical "Lake Superior is so serene and magnificent" poems. It's called "An Unrefined Northern Metaphor" by Ellie Schoenfeld. The waves in her poem are pounding, primal and cold, and the lake is waiting to eat the unwary. I could also relate to "Windbound with Dostoevsky" by Milton Bates, since the lake wind kept that writer rolled into a fetal ball, playing dead in his tent.

A wonderful local anthology that reads especially well near water."--Marie Zhuikov, Goodreads

About the Author:

JIM PERLMAN and his family moved to Duluth, Minnesota in 1988, where he co-founded the Spirit Lake Poetry series, and helped establish the Duluth poet laureate project in 2005. With co-editors Deborah Cooper, Mara Hart, and Pamela Mittlefehldt, Beloved on the Earth: 150 Poems of Grief & Gratitude was published in 2009; The Heart of All That Is: Reflections on Home was published in 2013.

DEBORAH COOPER is the author of five volumes of poetry and has had her work published in numerous journals and anthologies. She facilitates poetry groups at the St. Louis County Jail and was the 2012-2014 Duluth Poet Laureate.

MARA HART has been an editor of three periodicals and three anthologies. A former librarian and teacher, she now is a writer, mentor and editor. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota with two cats and many books.

PAMELA MITTLEFEHLDT is a poet, writer, editor, and fiddler. The focus of her work is on the power of story to transform our lives as individuals and as communities. She is currently working on a cross-genre project on food, justice, place, and spirit.

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