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Chosen with care, Cairn represents forty years of poems and prose by Peggy Shumaker. Her distinctive cadences give voice to landscapes and people of Alaska and Arizona. This work leads us deep into what remains unresolved, savoring mysteries of heart, mind, and soul. Matters of life and death, these poems embody exuberance and struggle and generosity.
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"Brilliant book! Note how often Peggy Shumaker, profoundly wise and tender poet, writes 'in honor' of something or someone else - has there ever been a more generous soul? These poems of many decades invoke so many rich worlds of being...her elegant spirit and voice turn us all back into the more lyrical people we might be. It is her ongoing gift, and our treasure."
Naomi Shihab Nye, author of Habibi
"Early on in Cairn, Peggy Shumaker asks: Who are we without language? And I respond: Who are we without this poet's language, a tongue that often seems to be oracle, speaking to us from a parallel world? In this treasure trove of poetry and short prose that spans decades of her writing life, Shumaker re-shapes our perception of how we move through our lives and the lives of others. As an added bon
Brenda Miller, author of Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction