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Adirondack Poetry at Fourpeaks
By Martin Schwalbaum
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(On this page.) Swallowtree Press offers 5 Adirondack Poems for $6,
Poetry at Fourpeaks. (A Complete Poetry Index.)
"The location is gorgeous . . . yet your poetry had a strong negative current throughout every page." (An Email Exchange.)
(On the next page.)
Camp. Repose in a natural place.
Wainwright Mountain. Camp and the everyday world.
Connery Pond. Louise and Martin.
Giant Mountain. Louise and the kids.
Cascade Lakes. The kids.
Feeding Birds In Winter. The life cycle.
More Adirondack Poems.
New York City Themes. (A change of pace.)
Order Information: Poems For My Kids. (Including Author's Biographical Note.)
Swallowtree Press
P.O. Box 76 Jay NY 12941
Dear Adirondack Visitor,
Thanks for your interest in "Poems For My Kids," many of
which have their setting right here in the High Peaks of the
Adirondacks.
Look for Cascade Lakes (p.21) where the mountains close
in on the highway to Keene and Connery Pond (p.17) in
the quiet spot on the scenic river drive to Whiteface
Mountain. Find the trailhead to Giant Mountain (p.23) to
stop for a while when you make your drive through the
notch to "E-town."
Take the book home with you to re-visit the nearby
AuSable Valley with the word pictures in Trillium (p.19),
Venus (p.5) and Big Dipper (p.7) among the longer poems--
and Rose (p.12), Moon (p.13), Fog (p.14) and Butterfly
(p.16) in the shorter ones.
And don't be surprised to find touches of this natural
beauty coming back from other places--Durham Fair (p.1)
and Belchertown (p.3)--in less idyllic surroundings--Winter
Kill (p.33) and Hotel Chelsea (p.31)--and working out the
problems and concerns in writing-- Swallows (p.42) and
Mud (p.40).
Good reading!
Sincerely yours,
Louise Merriam
Poetry Editor
P.S. Here are Wainwright Mountain and Camp--two more
Adirondack poems that have their settings right here at Fourpeaks,
but didn't make it into the book.
Poetry at Fourpeaks.
(A Complete Poetry Index.)
Camp. Repose in a natural place.
Wainwright Mountain. Camp and the everyday world.
Connery Pond. Louise and Martin.
Giant Mountain. Louise and the kids.
Cascade Lakes. The kids.
Feeding Birds In Winter. The life cycle.
More Adirondack Poems.
New York City Themes. (A change of pace.)
Order Information: Poems For My Kids. (Including Author's Biographical Note.)
Email the Author. (Exchange poems or . . .)
"The location is gorgeous . . . yet your poetry had a strong negative current throughout every page." (An Email Exchange.)
Subject:
Re: Your Fourpeaks visit 12/18/01 to Ridge Camp
Date:
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
From:
A**COWS@aol.com
To:
VisitUs@4peaks.com
Hi Martin-
Dave, Ellie, Adam, and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit at Ridge Camp last month, and we wouldn't have changed anything! Even the
weather was perfect! We hope to return next year, ideally in the fall, but that will depend on crops, etc. I believe our only
disappointment was that you don't seem to appreciate everything around you. The location is gorgeous, your two kids were very
appealing, yet your poetry had a strong negative current throughout every page. We would have purchased several volumes, as we
enjoyed the imagery and your style, but you never seemed to consider people or events positively and we found it depressing. My
family enjoys people, animals, and the outdoors immensely, but we view most in a positive light. Perhaps you would appreciate your
guests,your family, and your surroundings more if you could be less cynical. Life is good! Thanks for a great experience. We hope
to be back soon. Forgive me for being blunt, but I think that's what you wanted. -Sue Th***
Subject:
Re: Your Fourpeaks visit 12/18/01 to Ridge Camp
Date:
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
From:
Your Adirondack Guide Martin@4peaks.com
Organization:
Fourpeaks--Adirondack Camps & Guest Barns
To:
A**COWS@aol.com
Sue--
Thanks for your email.
My bad disposition is because I have a failed relationship with my wife.
But that's getting fixed. Pretty soon I may be viewing things as positively
(well, maybe not all that positively!) as you.
Please come back.
Did you take any photos? Share them if you have. See
http://4peaks.com/fgstbndx.htm I'll make a webpage of your visit.
Best wishes,
Martin
CLICK HERE for more Fourpeaks Email Exchanges. Verbatim email exchanges with guests and prospective guests. Many of them informative. All of them good clean fun, even those about very serious subjects. Great if you like to read other people's mail.
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