Bones of a Very Fine Hand
Copyright © 1999
by Marjorie Saiser
Backwaters Press
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Marge Saiser's poetry is wise and generous and altogether
genuine. No poet in this country is better at
writing about love, and ... all her poems are in some way about love. —
Ted Kooser
I am deeply moved by these extraordinary poems about giving birth and
dying, about what it means to live life with dignity. They grow out
of the heart of America, out of the landscape of small town and
prairie, out of the hearts of people who look you straight in the eye.
You dare not turn away, for the lessons to learn here are compelling.
Marjorie Saiser is not only a wise and
compassionate writer — her poems shine with details of the things of
this earth, they pulse with the earth's very rhythms. — Judith Minty
Marge Saiser's brilliant poems are gifts of her vision. Packed with
sensory detail and the multiple perspectives of the accomplished artist,
Saiser's poems take as their subject all aspects of family life. Through
generations on the farm and in town, these poems everywhere meet and match
the predations of despair, poverty, violence and indifference with the
assurance of love. Saiser counsels risk in the face of danger, faith in the
natural world. She is the real thing, a poet
working for us. — Hilda Raz
Her poems, having cleared their throats, sing.
In a voice both fresh and accessible these poems reflect an enduring
persistence; they make connections that, for better or worse, through
sickness and health, provide ties that keep right on
binding. — William Kloefkorn
Someone get a permanent marker and add Marjorie Saiser's name to the list of Nebraska's
literary treasures. ... The poems that comprise Bones of a Very Fine Hand are steeped
in family, rich in texture, both clear in their meaning and clouded with allusions.
They spring from the page, gripping the reader and holding them captive until the
end. — Bruce R Nelson, Nebraska Territory
The poems within Bones of a Very Fine Hand can be envisioned
as a stack of photographs from a treasured family album. Some glitter in their
clarity and some are more fuzzy, less focused in the image that they render.
All are redolent with the warmth of love and family radiating from Saiser's
carefully chosen words. — NCB News
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Lost in Seward County
Copyright © 2001
by Marjorie Saiser
Backwaters Press
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In her new book Lost in Seward County, Marjorie Saiser opens
pages of her life, shaping a distinctive world that Nebraskans share and
understand. — Nebraska State Paper.com
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Road Trip
Copyright © 2003
by Marjorie Saiser & Shelly Clark
Backwaters Press
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Who does JV Brummels write on Mondays? How did Jonis Agee come to ride her horse on the streets of Omaha?
Who fostered William Kloefkorn's interest in language? Why does
Ted Kooser recommend spending an afternoon in Morrill Hall? What similarities does Eamonn Wall find between
Nebraska and his
hometown in Ireland? How does Don Welch feel about grading poetry? There are many fine writers in
Nebraska, many more than can fit into one book, but here's a start.
Go on the road with Marjorie Saiser and Shelly Clark as they talk
with a dozen writers about early writing experiences and teaching styles. The book also features selected
poetry and prose of William Kloefkorn, Don Welch, Brent Spencer, Jonis Agee, Barbara Schmitz,
Charles Fort, Hiilda Raz, Ron Block, Eamonnn Wall, Twyla Hansen,
JV Brummels, and Ted Kooser. — from the jacket
If you like to write or are just plain interested in the mind of a writer, this is the book for you.
— NCB News
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Times of Sorrow/Times of Grace
Copyright © 2002
by Marjorie Saiser, Greg Kosmicki, and Lisa Sandlin (eds)
Backwaters Press
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Times of Sorrow/Times of Grace is a collection of poetry, fiction, and memoir by women
writers from the Great Plains/High Plains region of the US, including such notes authors and
poets as Jonis Agee, Marilyn Krysl, Judith Minty, Mary Pipher, Hilda Raz, CarolAnn Russel,
Judith Sornberger, Laurel Speer, Gladys Swan, and SL Wisenberg. — from the jacket
From the visually stunning cover to the black and white wildflower drawings and eye pleasing
font, this anthology is a keeper.
It is a map of secret journeys to be shared, read and reread. — Midwest Book Review
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