Trivers Mildred (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page dated: Muncie 1994. Fine hardback in Fine dust jacket. 113 pages, unmarked. ; T Poe; 0.8 x 8.7 x 5.6 Inches; 113 pages; Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Minor edge wear, previous seller's price written on free page. Inscribed by author! jfd.

Wraps. This is a collection of poems written over a span of decades. From an on-line posting: " Mildred Raynolds Trivers (1912-) Hoosier Connection: Mildred retired to Muncie, Indiana, where she founded the 401 Poetry Club. She has published several collections of her poetry with the Barnwood Press, a publishing company created by Tom Koontz, a professor at Ball State University. Mildred Raynolds was born on the Fourth of July of 1912 in Columbus, Ohio. After completing her undergraduate work at Hollins College, she went on to receive her graduate degree from Radcliff. She also studied abroad in pre-World War II Germany. Mildred married a statesman by the name of Howard Trivers. The two traveled the world together and visited several foreign countries before settling down to have children. The couple had a total of seven children and remained married for fifty-three years when Howard passed away. Trivers continues to write and has made several videos entitled The Way of the Poet. Trivers also started the event known as the Humpback Barn Festival in Muncie, Indiana. This is a celebration of poetry and visual art in which visual and literary artists combine their efforts. Many of Trivers poems have to do with her love for family and her faith.Trivers has lived in several areas of the world with very different climates, but the majority of her later works on nature appear to be about the natural features of Indiana. One of the common subjects of her poetry is the radical seasons experienced by this area.Not only does she address how difficult it is for the season to truly begin, she also compares this event with a trait shared by many of the people who experience it. Here Trivers shows how the people of Indiana are much like the seasons. Taking their time and avoiding disturbance is a way of life in the country. Nature appears to be awe inspiring to Trivers. She has written many poems on it such as From the Balcony and Early Autumn. A great example of the awe and joy brought on by this is her poem The Earth Blossoms in Beauty. In it, she describes several images brought on by the spring such as green grass, tulips, pear trees, robins and woodpeckers. All appears to be busy and colorful and musical as well.Trivers writes on all the seasons and each one is equally appreciated and enjoyable. The fall season is described in her poem Early Autumn. Here, she describes the symptoms of fall as magical and inspirational.Trivers does not take nature for granted. She understands that it is a gift. She also understands that not everyone uses these gifts wisely. Her poem, Spring Rain, discusses the state of our land s environment and of how forgiving the land will be in continuing to support us.Mildred Trivers sees everything form spider webs to grass beautiful. She has an appreciation for the nature and the art that it can produce, even from something as simple as a sunny day. Her love of nature and way with words has made her something of a celebrity in Muncie, and she has certainly made her mark as a poet of Indiana." Good. Signed by author. Signed on title page. Poem affixed to page 39 Presumed first edition/first printing thus.