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Karla Linn Merrifield

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Karla Linn Merrifield, a nine-time Pushcart-Prize nominee and National Park Artist-in-Residence, has had 600+ poems appear in dozens of journals and anthologies. She has 12 books to her credit, the newest of which is Bunchberries, More Poems of Canada, a sequel to Godwit: Poems of Canada (FootHills), which received the Eiseman Award for Poetry. Her newest is Psyche’s Scroll, a book-length poem from The Poetry Box Selects. She is assistant editor and poetry book reviewer for The Centrifugal Eye. Visit her blog, Vagabond Poet Redux, at http://karlalinn.blogspot.com. Google her name to learn more; Tweet @LinnMerrifiel; https://www.facebook.com/karlalinn.me....

Merrifield’s photography has appeared in Outdoor, Sea Stories, The Centrifugal Eye, a
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Average rating: 4.39 · 152 ratings · 24 reviews · 38 distinct works
Liberty's Vigil, the Occupy...

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THE DIRE ELEGIES: 59 Poets ...

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The Urn

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010
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Psyche's Scroll

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Lithic Scatter and Other Poems

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The Etowah River Psalms

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The Ice Decides: Poems of A...

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Godwit: Poems of Canada

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Bunchberries: More Poems of...

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Attaining Canopy: Amazon Poems

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“If I am not crushed
by cliff slide
I will become
the summit”
Karla Linn Merrifield, Lithic Scatter and Other Poems

“There is a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in.”
Leonard Cohen, Selected Poems, 1956-1968

“The size of the place that one becomes
a member of is limited only by
the size of one’s heart.”
Gary Snyder

“If I am not crushed
by cliff slide
I will become
the summit”
Karla Linn Merrifield, Lithic Scatter and Other Poems

“Good writing works from a simple premise: your experience is not yours alone, but in some sense a metaphor for everyone's.”
Dorianne Laux, The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry

“look for a long time at what pleases you, and longer still at what pains you...”
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Karla Merrifield Thank you, C.J. So nifty to be in such good company feeding my book habit! :)

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C.J. wrote: "C.J. Heck
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Hello Karla,

It's a pleasure, having you for a friend here at Goodreads. Thank you so much and best wishes to you.

My warmest regards..."



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C.J. Heck C.J. Heck
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Hello Karla,

It's a pleasure, having you for a friend here at Goodreads. Thank you so much and best wishes to you.

My warmest regards and respect,
CJ


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