The Woman You Think I Am

KAREN'S POEMS CONVEY HER LOVE OF ORDINARY HUMAN EXPERIENCES, PARTICULARLY FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND TRAVEL. SHE HAS A GIFT FOR VISUAL OBSERVATION, A PAINTER'S EYE, AND A DEEP, ABIDING OPTIMISM THAT HAS WEATHERED DIFFICULT LOSSES. HER WORD PICTURES OF THE WEST AND ITS LANDSCAPES ARE PERSUASIVE AS ARE HER RENDERINGS OF THE CASUAL MOMENTS THAT MOST PEOPLE ALLOW TO SLIP BY WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR VALUE. I CONGRATULATE HER ON THE PUBLICATION OF THESE POEMS AND ON THE GUSTO WITH WHICH SHE VERBALLY DIGS INTO LIFE. RHINA P. EPSAILLAT, FOUNDER/DIRECTOR OF POWWOW RIVER POETS.