Carved Like Runes: Poems by Jan Bowman - 2005-04-15

Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Lutheran University Press, 2004. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Minneapolis: Lutheran University Press, 2005. Signed first edition. trade softcover. Published Minneapolis: Lutheran University Press, 2005. 8vo. wrappers. This collection of poems reads like one poem, a rich, complex set of wise meditations. With courage, vulnerability, and wit, Jan Bowman celebrates creation, probes the aching of age, and wonders at the "shining" of grief. She renders the ordinary and the extraordinary beauty and bounty of life - with all its griefs, graces, and glories - into words that touch the heart, and the spirit, and illuminate the longing of us all. She captures our very personal and the very universal life experiences. Inscribed by author on title page. Fine. . Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Minneapolis, MN: Lutheran Unv Press, 2005. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. First Edition, First Thus. Author signed. Anthology of free verse. A journey through life. In the volume, Jan Bowman, Professor Emeritus of English at California Lutheran Univ. remembers her father's move from Sweden to America, hence meaningfull reference to the engraved stones of Rune, and, to her own move to the mid-sixties, how warm bath bubbles ease "old hip, new knee/neck nearly fossilized ... warmth swirls/bubbles eases". Eloquent and gentle thoughts on life and the passage of time.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.