Laurel Poetry Collective ~ Minnesota
(Regula Russelle)

The Double Meaning of Yield::
Laurel Poetry Collective Members on Writing Poetry
By Regula Russelle, et al.
St. Paul, Minnesota: Laurel Poetry Collective, 2007. Edition of 26.

6.25 x 6.25"; 31 leafs. Sewn binding. Block-print images and text were printed from photopolymer plates on Hahnemühle Ingres, Kaji, and Gasen natural papers. Text is composed in Centaur. Printed at Minnesota Center for Book Arts and Cedar Fence Press. Laid in fold-over lidded case with twine closure.

Colophon: "A couple of years ago, on the occasion of a reading and exhibit of our broadsides and books, Mary Junge asked members of the Collective to pen a few words about our work as poets. These reflections provided the spark for this little book ..."

Short reflections on the craft of poetry by the members of the Laurel Poetry Collective: Yvette Nelson, Eileen O'Toole, Margot Fortunato Galt, Lisa Ann Berg, Lois Welshons, Kathy Alma Peterson, Mary L. Junge, Ilze Mueller, Nancy Walden, Tom Ruud, Susanna Styve, Ann Iverson, Joyce Kennedy, Georgia A. Greeley, Deborah Keenan, Annie Breitenbucher, Nolan Zavoral, Suzanne Swanson, Su Smallen, Pam Wynn, Regula Russelle, Sylvia Ruud, Teresa Boyer.

"Attention is key. Our attention, I believe, is what the world needs, what people need, what poems need." ~ Eileen O'Toole

"I catch glimmers. The, with words, try to make them glimmer again for someone else. ..." ~ Nancy Walden

"I work to make my poems bear witness to precarious, precious existence. ..." ~ Joyce Kennedy

"I write my poems and make my art to express a certain kind of hopefulness about life on the beautiful, damaged earth. ..." ~ Deborah Keenan

$160 (Last two copies)