Puzzled: Poems - Softcover

Maus, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1956578250 ISBN 13: 9781956578256

Publisher: Meadowlark, 2022

Synopsis

Kansas poet Ruth Maus returns with her sharp wit and wry humor in Puzzled, her second full-length collection of poetry. The poems in this gorgeous, full-color volume are accompanied by the paintings of Katja Weiss, a German painter and Ruth's distant cousin.

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About the Authors

Ruth Maus, a native of Topeka, Kansas, has followed a love of learning around the world to places large and small, to pyramids and hedgerows, presidential balls and Kansas hayfields. She represented Smith College at the annual Glasscock Intercollegiate Poetry Contest where past contestants have included James Merrill, Sylvia Plath, Katha Pollit, Mary Jo Salter, James Agee, Frederick Buechner, Kenneth Koch, Donald Hall, William Manchester, Muriel Rukeyser, and Gjertrud Schnackenberg. Her poems have appeared in a variety of literary publications. Her first book of poetry, Valentine, published by Meadowlark Press, was a finalist in the 2019 Birdy Contest.

Katja Weiss, a native of Kiel, Germany, has always been attracted to art. After completing her education she spent one year in St. Louis, Missouri, as an au pair and perfected her English. The "wonderful and eventful time in the States" had a huge influence on her life. Back in Germany she developed her artistic style over the years and now specializes in oil painting. She especially loves to paint the beautiful seascapes, wide views and vast beaches of Northern Germany and nearby Denmark where she and her family spend a lot of time. She lives near Hamburg, Germany, with her husband and grown daughter.

Edition details

• Publisher: Meadowlark
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1956578250
• ISBN 13: 9781956578256
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Weiss Katja
• Number of pages: 114