Books
Select books featuring Patricia’s writings
Rejection to Acceptance: 57 Poems That Finally Made It
By Patricia Williams
Publisher: Kelsay Books
In this collection of poems and mini-essays, Patricia Williams documents her journey from finished piece to rejection and finally acceptance. What I find most interesting are her reflections on this voyage, her thoughts and revelations that come as a result. The book is eminently readable. I sat down to read it and couldn’t put it down. There is a lot to learn about persistence and the notion that there may be a home for your poem even if many doors to publication seem to be closed. Three things to remember after reading this book: every editor has his or her own taste, every editor is human, and Poet, don’t ever give up!
Karla Huston, Wisconsin Poet Laureate emerita, author of Ripple, Scar, and Story
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Midwest Medley: Places & People, Wild Things & Weather
By Patricia Williams
Publisher: Kelsay Books
I’m not much of a poet, but I’ve read lots of poetry and appreciate a good poet’s careful and often spare use of words. Patricia Williams belongs to that group. In two of my favorites, “The Midwinter Night is Long” and “Magic in Collapsing Stars” much is expressed in a few words about the aspects of being human. “Condition Between Seasons” is so true not only about winter’s end, but about human situations as well. I especially like the poignant lines from “Islands” and the great story, vast application and wonderful ending in “There Goes the Neighborhood.”
Jerry Apps, Award-winning author of rural history and country life, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin
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Click here to read the Quill and Parchment book review by Neil Leadbeater
The Port Side of Shadows: Poems of Travel - Inner, Outer and Uncharted Places
By Patricia Williams
Publisher: Finishing Line Press
Travel with Patricia Williams and her image-rich poems in The Port Side of Shadows. Experience "the last ride of childhood / on a merry-go-round" (Perils and Choices). Hear the "symphony of darkness" (Night Music), and feel the "sky-burials--spirits riding on columns of air" (Impermanence). This is a transformational journey in verse to uncharted destinations.
Bruce Dethlefsen, Wisconsin Poet Laureate (2011 - 2012)
