One of my great pleasures here at the Nest – right up there with Month of the Dragon – is helping to spread the word about books my wonderfully talented friends have written.
Today, by way of a guest blog, I am delighted to share Karen R. Sanderson’s debut volume of poetry, No Boundaries.
No Boundaries is a long-arced portrait limned with warmth and humor. In blank verse and rhyme, limerick and haiku, she skips across the emotional touchstones of family, friends, memory, nature, and the writer’s craft itself. This is a delightfully accessible collection, full of wry observations and little gems, including the following.
Enjoy. And be sure to order your copy in time for the holidays.
My ancestral home
I am wondering about my ancestors,
About the music they might have listened to.
I wonder what they felt when the harps
plucked at their hearts
while coal miners picked and
shoveled the coal.
I wonder about their choral voices raised in lament,
for the brothers and fathers they left behind
under the mountain.
I wonder why the mothers
did not sing for their sons,
but cried instead
among the southern valleys, among the coal.
I wonder what mountains could be moved.
I wonder.
Shawn’s Limerick
There’s this gal I like to call Kenzie
Her writing shows us dragons a-frenzy
Lives with cats and chinchillas
Feeds friendly woodsy fellas
I’m grateful we’re editors friendly.
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Karen R. Sanderson was raised by a mother who wanted to be an English teacher and who worked for Merriam-Webster as a proofreader and an aunt who could complete the Sunday New York Times crossword in a day. Their favorite expression was, “Look it up!”
Karen is an editor and proofreader, blogger, poet, writer, and a fabulous grandma. She completed writing coursework through UCLA and the University of New Mexico. Her short stories have been featured in The Rose & Thorn Journal, Every Child is Entitled to Innocence anthology, Valley Living Magazine, BewilderingStories.com, and WritingRaw.com.
Karen is currently pursuing a degree at Minot State University and Lake Region State College in Interpreting and Sign Language Studies.
You can connect with Karen on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+ and on her blog at www.karenrsanderson.wordpress.com.
Contact karenrsanderson@midco.net.
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