Metamorphoses: Poems by Sheryl St. Germain, Art by Janet Morgan

by Sheryl St Germain, Janet Morgan (Illustrations)

Sheryl St. Germain’s prose poems and Janet Morgan’s exuberant art celebrate not only woman and nature, but the intricate and imaginative ways they connect. The voices in these poems speak as woman,but also as water, earth, air, flora and fauna. Taken together, words and art create surrealportraits of the female as spiritual and physical embodiments of the natural world.

80 pages, Paperback

Published February 29, 2020

Reviews

[D Dina Friedman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection explores the nooks and crevices of the murky "inbetween state in the relationship between women and nature. Sheryl St. Germain's poems have many stunning lines that bear reading and re-reading, "My leaves whisper the moon-washed air, a small breathing into a larger silence." Janet Morgan's evocative images of women infused into the natural landscape adds a delicious layer to the collection. In fact, the poems and images create a dialogue with each other that deepens the exploration. I have already read this book twice and I will be sure to read it many more times.

[Janette Schafer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection of prose poems by Sheryl St. Germain is a celebration of a woman’s relationship to nature. The poems spin into a modern day mythology in reverence to the four elements: Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. The pairing of poetry with the symbiotic art work of Janet Morgan create for the reader a lush pagan devotional, a meditation of praise for the feminine.