{"product_id":"little-river-of-amazements-paperback","title":"Little River of Amazements - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Kay Rummel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Poem after poem raised the hair on my arms. I was moved and inspired all the way through.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Marsha de la O, poet, author of \u003cem\u003eCreatures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Kay Rummel grew up in St. Paul near the Mississippi and the corner where Montreal, Lexington and West Seventh meet near Highland Park. She was the first Poet Laureate of Ventura County, CA. \u003cem\u003e Little River of Amazements: New and Selected Poems \u003c\/em\u003eis her tenth published poetry book, her eighth full collection\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eBlue Light Press also published \u003cem\u003eNocturnes: Between Flesh and Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCypher Garden, The Lifeline Trembles\u003c\/em\u003e, as a winner of the 2014 Blue Light Press Award and \u003cem\u003eWhat's Left is the Singing\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThis Body She's Entered\u003c\/em\u003e, her first book, won the Minnesota Voices Award for poetry and was published by New Rivers Press in 1989. It was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award. She was a recipient of a Loft Mentor award. Her work has appeared in numerous regional, national, and international literary journals and anthologies and has received several awards, including ten Pushcart nominations. She was a co-editor of \u003cem\u003ePsalms of Cinder \u0026amp; Silt\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of community poems related to recent California wildfires published by Glenna Luschei at Solo Press. Her poems have been published in many journals and anthologies centered in both California and the Midwest including \u003cem\u003eWater Stone Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, MiraMar, Anacapa Review, Gyroscope Review, Conestoga Zen, Pirene's Fountain, Salt, Askew, Spillway\u003c\/em\u003e and as a frequent finalist for the Pablo Neruda Prize, in \u003cem\u003eNimrod\u003c\/em\u003e.Mary Kay has read her poems in many venues in the US, England and Ireland and has been a featured reader at poetry festivals including in the Ojai Poetry Festival and San Luis Obisbo Poetry Fest. She has participated in numerous poetry residencies including Anderson House and Vermont Studio Center and performs poetry with musicians. She has collaborated with artists in the US and England, most recently at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. A Professor Emerita from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, Mary Kay also taught at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and at California State University, Channel Islands.\u003cp\u003eShe is a founding board member of the nonprofit Ventura County Poetry Project. She and her husband, Conrad (Tim), live in California and Minnesota, near children and grandchildren in both states. She can be contacted through email at marykayrummel.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749287428384,"sku":"9781421835570","price":31.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ef27a74fc6a30717444938caa2266c3f.webp?v=1779928997","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/little-river-of-amazements-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}