These I Would Keep: Selected Poems By The Poet Laureates Of Alabama

This little volume, collected and edited by beloved author Helen Blackshear, features the work of nine writers who have served as poet laureates of the state, including that of Blackshear herself and of acclaimed writer and present poet laureate Helen Norris. This collection also preserves in one place the poems of the rest of the laureates, some of our states finest and dearest Dr. Samuel Minturn Peck, Bert Henderson, Mary B. Ward, Carl P. Morton, Ralph Hammond, Morton D. Prouty Jr., and William Young Elliott. Poetry speaks in many tongues, writes Carl Morton in one poem included in this volume. These I Would Keep generously captures them all. This Little Volume, Collected And Edited By Beloved Author Helen Blackshear, Features The Work Of Nine Writers Who Have Served As Poet Laureates Of The State Of Alabama, Including That Of Blackshear Herself And Of Acclaimed Writer And Present Poet Laureate Helen Norris. It Also Features A Foreword By Governor Don Siegelman. Poetry Speaks In Many Tongues, Writes Carl Morton In One Poem Included In The Volume. These I Would Keep Generously Captures Them All. By The Poet Laureates Of Alabama ; Edited By Helen Blackshear ; Foreword By Don Siegelman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 120-122) And Index.