FARMER'S DAUGHTER, THE

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1888996749 ISBN 13: 9781888996746

Publisher: Red Hen Press, 2003

As a writer of drama and short fiction, Edwards’ first collection of poetry is influenced by the character sketches of her earlier prose works, while maintaining a strong sense of lyricism. Like her influences, Sharon Olds, Rainer Rilke, and Sylvia Plath, Edwards’ poetry derives force from its candor and observational simplicity. A Kentucky native, Edwards continues in the tradition of great pastoral voices such as Robert Frost, drawing from his metaphorical, lyric and structural paradigms. Reading The Farmer’s Daughter evokes fields of space, filled with light and soft shadows.

About the Author:

Lynnell Edwards, Ph.D, is an Associate Professor of English and the Director of the Writing Center and Writing Across the Curriculum programs at Concordia University. Edwards is also a faculty editor for Concordia’s literary magazine, The Promethean. Her poems have been published in literary journals and anthologies such as Poetry East, Hubbub, Sam Hamill’s Poets Against the War anthology and Raising Our Voices: An Anthology of Oregon Poets Against the War. Edwards is also a regular reviewer for the literary journal, Rain Taxi. In 1986, Edwards received her B.A. at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. She secured both her M.A. and PhD at the University of Louisville. Edwards’ professional interests include rhetoric, women’s literature and poetry. The Farmer’s Daughter is Edwards’ first collection of poetry.

Review:

The lyric narratives of The Farmer’s Daughter resonate and glow with compassion, intelligence, and insight. -- David Biespiel