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Through her poetry, award-winning Nevada poet Gailmarie Pahmeier explores the many facets of a woman's experience.
About the author
Gailmarie Pahmeier teaches creative writing and literature in the Department of English at the University of Nevada, Reno. In 2007, she was honored with a Governor's Arts Award by the Nevada Arts Council for "Excellence in the Arts." Pahmeier is recognized for her art and poetry. Her works include
With Respect for Distance and
What Emma Loves published by Black Rock Press and
The House on Breakaheart Road published by the University of Nevada Press. Pahmeier has also received the Chamber Memorial Award, the Paumonok Poetry Award, a Witter Bynner Foundation Poetry Fellowship, two Nevada Arts Council Artist Fellowships and the Silver Pen Award from the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame. Pahmeier has received the Alan Bible Teaching Excellence Award and the University Distinguished Teacher Award.
Summary
This collection of poems explores the many facets of a woman's experience. Told largely through the voice of a fictional character "Emma", the poems display a range of moods, from tender to wry, ironic, tough, lyrical and reckless.
