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Likely Stories
Poetry. These poems featuring the brilliant, the misfit, and the music of the stars summon us into the heart of what it means to be human and passionate on this wild ride we call life on Earth. Mileva Einstein, the forgotten genius; Josef Stalin's only daughter, as she flies off to the US; Robert Schumann, composing symphonies from an asylum; the view from Mars; horses sensing a predator; the road toward forgiveness--in this gathering of the factual and fantastical, the lyrical and wise, a rich humanity steps forth. Pamela Porter brings her unique sensibilities, combined with an acute intelligence, a sensuous lyricism, as well as a serious wit to the poems in this collection--all of which asks: How did you get here, and how will you get home?
94 pages, Paperback
Published December 15, 2019
About the author
Pamela Porter
26 books11 followersPamela Porter’s love of reading and writing began early and grew alongside a 35-year career as an elementary school teacher, where she inspired young readers and writers daily. Beyond the classroom, she treasures life with her husband, their children, and her role as GiGi to three grandchildren. Pamela enjoys writing, traveling, Bible study, and quiet moments with her tea, books, and journals.
In her debut book, Walking in Grace, Pamela shares her deeply personal testimony of faith, healing, and the power of His promises during chronic illness and a life-threatening diagnosis. This book is written for anyone searching for comfort and hope for their own life struggles or those of loved ones.
Pamela Porter is a retired educator who embraced this season of life by writing her healing testimony, Walking in Grace, as her debut into authorship. After experiencing God’s power on a raw, personal level, she was called to share her story of hope with others. 2 Corinthians 5:7 states, “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” Pamela has walked in faith throughout multiple life challenges, but none more powerful than her life-threatening illness. She and her husband of forty-five years are blessed with two children, their spouses, and three precious grandchildren. Pamela finds peace and purpose in writing and reading in the solitude of her back porch or at her favorite coffee shop. Her goal is to shine Jesus’ light through her life and her writing.
In her debut book, Walking in Grace, Pamela shares her deeply personal testimony of faith, healing, and the power of His promises during chronic illness and a life-threatening diagnosis. This book is written for anyone searching for comfort and hope for their own life struggles or those of loved ones.
Pamela Porter is a retired educator who embraced this season of life by writing her healing testimony, Walking in Grace, as her debut into authorship. After experiencing God’s power on a raw, personal level, she was called to share her story of hope with others. 2 Corinthians 5:7 states, “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” Pamela has walked in faith throughout multiple life challenges, but none more powerful than her life-threatening illness. She and her husband of forty-five years are blessed with two children, their spouses, and three precious grandchildren. Pamela finds peace and purpose in writing and reading in the solitude of her back porch or at her favorite coffee shop. Her goal is to shine Jesus’ light through her life and her writing.
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September 26, 2021
Time to clear the pile of bedside books, but this one stays! There is much of night in this collection.
Porter's prose poems are particularly powerful. In 'The Present Moment" 'the scent of cedar, the curve in a branch that turns to claw, to owl, how night roams lonesome as the two bucks just come into the clearing, and now hoof prints- moon-shaped and cloven, paw prints and boot prints lie spread like constellations in the snow. And now the sky brings forth her own.' There are the 'likely stories' of Mrs. Einstein, Andrew Wyeth's Helga, Emily Dickinson, Svetlana Stalin, Schumann's wife, and others, but it is in Porter's hand 'the pen that scrapes our conclusion'; she is 'your sister, your daughter, [I am] history's recorder' from the poem "Migration." The words of Patrick Lane, her mentor, prove true "sometimes we open our eyes in the dark and nothing is the same." Porter's poems are that strong. A true touchstone.
Porter's prose poems are particularly powerful. In 'The Present Moment" 'the scent of cedar, the curve in a branch that turns to claw, to owl, how night roams lonesome as the two bucks just come into the clearing, and now hoof prints- moon-shaped and cloven, paw prints and boot prints lie spread like constellations in the snow. And now the sky brings forth her own.' There are the 'likely stories' of Mrs. Einstein, Andrew Wyeth's Helga, Emily Dickinson, Svetlana Stalin, Schumann's wife, and others, but it is in Porter's hand 'the pen that scrapes our conclusion'; she is 'your sister, your daughter, [I am] history's recorder' from the poem "Migration." The words of Patrick Lane, her mentor, prove true "sometimes we open our eyes in the dark and nothing is the same." Porter's poems are that strong. A true touchstone.
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