Published: The Mayapple Forest, by Kim Ports Parsons
Congratulations to Kim whose book The Mayapple Forest has been named second finalist for the 2023 Poetry Society of Virginia's North American Book Award.
Congratulations to Kim whose poem "May the Particles of My Body Travel the Endless Conduits" was featured on Vox Populi on February 5, 2023.
Congratulations to Kim whose poem "Mayapple Jelly" was featured on SWWIM on September 14, 2022.
Congratulations to Kim whose poem "Life Goals" was featured on Autumn Sky Poetry Daily on May 25, 2022.
Congratulations to Kim whose poem "May the Particles of My Body Travel the Endless Conduits" was featured on Vox Populi on February 5, 2023.
Congratulations to Kim whose poem "Mayapple Jelly" was featured on SWWIM on September 14, 2022.
Congratulations to Kim whose poem "Life Goals" was featured on Autumn Sky Poetry Daily on May 25, 2022.
Praise for The Mayapple Forest
“Shelve your losses. Taste spoonfuls in remembrance," exhorts Kim Ports Parsons in this moving and lyrical first collection, The Mayapple Forest. A profound generosity of spirit guides these poems, as the poet navigates a landscape of both loss and abundance. The old homestead, the mother's presence, the lost child and lost self are set against an enduring natural plenty: of gardens, the gathering of food, and the sweetness of cooking with family. Sometimes shadows are raised, sometimes pain suggested—the mayapple's dangerous, delicious lure—but always, the work transcends to a deepening mindfulness, and an authentic acceptance of the world as it actually is. May we all learn from these beautifully compassionate and discerning poems. —Janet MacFadyen
“Shelve your losses. Taste spoonfuls in remembrance," exhorts Kim Ports Parsons in this moving and lyrical first collection, The Mayapple Forest. A profound generosity of spirit guides these poems, as the poet navigates a landscape of both loss and abundance. The old homestead, the mother's presence, the lost child and lost self are set against an enduring natural plenty: of gardens, the gathering of food, and the sweetness of cooking with family. Sometimes shadows are raised, sometimes pain suggested—the mayapple's dangerous, delicious lure—but always, the work transcends to a deepening mindfulness, and an authentic acceptance of the world as it actually is. May we all learn from these beautifully compassionate and discerning poems. —Janet MacFadyen
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Kim Ports Parsons worked for thirty years as a professor, mentor, and librarian. She now spends her time reading, writing, and sharing poetry, as well as gardening and taking walks. Her poetry has appeared in Prairie Schooner, Banyan Review, Cider Press Review, Poetry Ireland Review, december, and other journals. She volunteers weekly for Cultivating Voices LIVE Poetry. She lives in Virginia, near the Shenandoah National Park.
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