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Praise for Maggie Anderson's earlier work,
Cold Comfort: "The crux of Maggie Anderson's poems is the strong narrative line, one accompanied by an abundance of lore based in the folkways of the people. And her energy is that very essence of the old stories and poetry--present in the talk of ordinary people."--Shelby Stephenson
About the author
Maggie Anderson is the author of several poetry collections including,
Years That Answer,
Windfall, and
Cold Comfort. She is the editor of
Hill Daughter: New and Selected Poems of Louise McNeill, and co-editor of
A Gathering of Poets, and
Learning by Heart: Contemporary American Poetry about School. Anderson has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ohio Arts Council, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the MacDowell Colony. She teaches creative writing at Kent State University where she directs the Wick Poetry Program and edits the Wick Poetry Series through the Kent State University Press.
Summary
Praise for Maggie Anderson's earlier work, Cold Comfort:"The crux of Maggie Anderson's poems is the strong narrative line, one accompanied by an abundance of lore based in the folkways of the people. And her energy is that very essence of the old stories and poetry—present in the talk of ordinary people."—Shelby Stephenson
