By Ann Iverson
I a man in a plaid woolen shirt a cigar in his mouth a chainsaw in his hand a black lab at his heels. II a black lab in a black fur coat with a branch in his mouth following a man in a plaid woolen shirt. III a woman looking on from the window with a shawl over her shoulders a poem in her mouth a field away from happiness taking fodder from the view.
About the Author
Ann Iverson is a writer and artist. She is the author of five poetry collections: Come Now to the Window by the Laurel Poetry Collective, Definite Space and Art Lessons by Holy Cow! Press; Mouth of Summer and No Feeling is Final by Kelsay Books. She is a graduate of both the MALS and the MFA programs at Hamline University. Her poems have appeared in a wide variety of journals and venues including six features on Writer’s Almanac. Her poem “Plenitude” was set to a choral arrangement by composer Kurt Knecht. She is also the author and illustrator of two children’s books. As a visual artist, she enjoys the integrated relationship between the visual image and the written image. Her art work has been featured in several art exhibits as well as in a permanent installation at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital. She is currently working on her sixth collection of poetry, a book of children’s verse, and a collection of personal essays.