Author Description

Poetry and prose were selected from among several hundred works sent for our annual Grandmother Earth National Writing Awards. In addition to money prizes, finalists who gave permission were considered for publication. The poems and stories express a love of and concern for the natural beauty of this earth, its people, and their heritage. Some of the many works include: "Continuing View" by Carol Carpenter, "Farmer's Market" by Marcia Camp, "The Fifty Things Wrong with This Picture" by Timothy Russell, "Fireball" by Nancy Breen, "It Was Morning" by Lene Gary, "To the Garden Alone" by Carol Clark Williams, "Vietnam Memorial" by N. Colwell Snell, "For My Parents" by Anna DeMay, "Poesy" by Lois Batchelor Howard, "Remnants of Past Generations (Deserted Homeplace)" by Jane E. Allen, "Tsunami" by Susanne Leeds, "Senryu" by Laurie Boulton, "Nobody Likes a Snitch" by Dena R. Gorrell, "Cleaner Plumbing" by Gloria Milbrath, "A Hex On My Green-Thumbed Rival" by Glenna Holloway, "Drought" by Donna Kennedy, "My Zipper's Stuck" by Russell H. Strauss, "Silent Words" by Mary M. Chase, "Early Memory" by Martha McNatt, "Voice of the Stars" by Frieda Beasley Dorris, "Summer's Breath" by Sarah Hull Gurley, "An Open Letter to Robert Browning" by Verna Lee Kinegardener and many, many more...