Mary Zettelman Greer

Poems Mary Zettelman Greer

This volume presents poems selected from two older collections (1968-2012 and 2012-2016); the third collection (2017) is complete. Greer uses the simple, humble language and images of home and nature throughout, revealing the development of both the poet's craft and her personal growth over nearly 40 years of faithful writing. The poems follow the journey of the single mother, the teacher, the environmental activist, the seeker, and the writer. As the poet Maj Ragain said of this volume, "These poems are the good bread of a deeply considered life, a witness for the Earth, and for what we share...a reminder of what sustains us and of where devotion might lead."