The Ferry Keeper - poems

The Ferry Keeper is the winner of the 2024 Grayson Books Chapbook Contest. Judith H. Montgomery cared for her mother and father in their declining years, as well as for her husband in his cancer journey. The Ferry Keeper chronicles her care for her parents on their final journey. These eloquent poems shine with love and resiliency.

About the author

Judith H. Montgomery holds a PhD in American Literature from Syracuse University. Montgomery's poems appear in many literary journals and anthologies. She's been awarded fellowships in poetry from Literary Arts and the Oregon Arts Commission; residencies from Playa, Hypatia-in-the-Woods, and Caldera; and prizes from the Bellingham Review, Persimmon Tree, and elsewhere. Her first chapbook, Passion, received the 2000 Oregon Book Award for Poetry. She is also the author of Red Jess and Litany for Wound and Bloom.

Product details

• Authors: Judith H. Montgomery
• Publisher: Grayson Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.06.2024
• EAN: 9798988818694
• ISBN: 979-8-9888186-9-4
• No. of pages: 44
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 81 g
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama