View in Winter

This is a book of days viewed during the winter of Margery Wells Steer's life, illustrated with watercolors by her daughter, artist Alice Steer Wilson, & edited by her grandaughter, Janice Wilson Stridick. With eloquence & humor, the poet revels in aging, lingering on memories of her past, lovingly exploring those memories. The places of her life are viewed with the special richness of mothers & daughters sharing through three generations. Margery Wells Steer wrote most of these poems after her ninetieth birthday, drawing on over sixty years experience as a mother, wife, neighbor, journalist & editor. Her observations on life in the country, the importance of community, her lifelong work for peace & her love of family convey the dignity & power of one "ordinary" life. The book is 60 pages plus cover, printed on recycled paper & designed by T.A. Hahn. It includes 34 poems by Margery Wells Steer, 16 watercolors by Alice Steer Wilson, 1 poem by Janice Wilson Stridick, a foreword by the author & a short biography of the author & artist. Order from Southbound Press, Box 1003, Merchantville, NJ 08109.Steer, Margery W. is the author of 'View in Winter' with ISBN 9780963249401 and ISBN 0963249401.