This collection of beautiful, whimsical poems and photographs, invites readers into the world of a young woman, known across the world, Anne of Green Gables, of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The author reflects in her poems the magic of Anne stories published by L.M. Montgomery in eight Anne books and how the stories and the place reshaped her own sense of possibility. The poems are magical, lyrical and enticing. Readers will long to walk the woods, the beach, look out from Anne’s bedroom upon the world of the place Green Gables where a young orphan found home and identity living with two elderly siblings. The connection between Anne’s world of a hundred years ago and Julie A. Sellers’ today are beautifully portrayed and invite readers to explore their own connections to Anne’s world and other literary worlds that inspired them and changed their lives. This chapbook is evidence of why we read and an invitation to immerse yourself in Anne’s world and your own world of imagination.
Tabella dei contenuti
CONTENTS
4 Preface
7 Kindred Spirits
8 A Home for Imperfect Girls
11 Looking for Anne: Postcard from Prince Edward Island
13 Hallowed Ground
14 Talisman of Dreams
16 The Enchanted Bookcase
18 On Cavendish Beach
20 A Sweet and Subtle Spell
22 Windows
24 Dreamroom
26 The Enchanted Forest
28 Lune
29 Lands Without Mayflowers
30 Violet Vale
31 Shining Waters
33 Wind and Stars and Fireflies
35 Octobers
37 Sixku
39 The Dream of a Fragrance
41 Narcissus poeticus
43 The Souls of Good Violets
45 Once
47 A New Day
48 Marilla Cuthbert
49 Matthew Cuthbert
50 Diana Barry
51 The Opening Door
53 Gilbert Blythe
54 Dancing Wings
56 In Hester Gray’s Garden
58 Last Word
60 Thanks
60 Acknowledgments
61 About the Author
61 Map of Prince Edward Island
Circa l’autore
At a young age, Jay Wallace visited many historical sites during his formative years, which helped him grow a love for history. Jay undertook architecture and drafting courses and frequently incorporates architectural elements in his work.Jay worked as a Graphic Designer / Desktop Publisher in the commercial printing industry for over 15 years before turning to the fine art of Printmaking. In 2010, Jay received a BFA in Design & Illustration with an emphasis in Printmaking at Utah Valley University. He was offered a graduate teaching assistantship at the University of South Dakota and received an MFA in Printmaking in 2013.
Jay served multiple years as an assistant for the nationally recognized Frogman’s Printmaking Workshops and has been active in exhibiting nationally and internationally in the past. His work has been published in a number of print and online publications. Jay has also been a Graphic Design and Printmaking instructor at Utah Valley University and Provo College. He has also enjoyed working with museum fossil restoration and mounting at a Paleontology lab. Jay currently resides in Atchison, Kansas with his wife and children.
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