Bøger i University of Central Florida Contemporary Poetry serien

Teri Youmans Grimm was raised in the Southern States, but only as an expatriate living in the Midwest has she recognised the grip that home, family and ancestry have upon her. In 'Dirt Eaters' she explores her personal heritage in a mystical journey for which her forebears serve as guides.

Penelope Scambly Schott has researched facts and woven them into this poem. She cites her sources and points out fact from fiction. The poems take the reader directly into the mind and heart of a strong woman, who is extraordinary partly because she thinks she is ordinary.