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Janice Northerns grew up on a farm in rural West Texas and holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Texas Tech University. Her work has been widely published in many literary journals, including Ploughshares, The Laurel Revew, SouthWest Review, and Southwest American Literature, and her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart and Best of Net prizes. After teaching for many years, she recently retired and now enjoys writing full time. Some Electric Hum, her debut poetry collection, won the Byron Caldwell Smith Book Award (University of Kansas) and the Nelson Poetry Book Award (Kansas Authors Club), and was a finalist for the WILLA Literary Award. She is also the author of a poetry chapbook, Men & Angels, a semi-finalist in Iron Horse Li ...more

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My review of KANSAS POEMS by Brian Daldorph

Kansas Poems by Brian Daldorph

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In KANSAS POEMS, Brian Daldorph evokes the moods, the places, and the seasons of his adopted home state. This strong collection was named a finalist for The Birdy Poetry Prize by Meadowlark Books, and reading it is like taking a guided tour through Kansas, both its present and its past. Daldorph often pinpoints a location with a title, such Read more of this blog post »

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