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Publications by Grandmother Earth

GRANDMOTHER EARTH PUBLICATIONS

 

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Newest Publications

 

Gleaners by Elizabeth Howard

 

   Crystal and Creatures by Clovita Rice

Gleaners by Elizabeth Howard ; cover and art by Jennifer Quillen.

This second collection contains award winning and previously published poetry about life in rural East Tennessee. Grandmother Earth previously published Anemones by Howard. ISBN 1-884289-47-9.$10

 

Crystal and Creatures by Clovita Rice; photographs by Gary Fountain.

This collection of favorite poetry from the former editor of the literary magazine, Voices International, contains many selections which previously appeared in a variety of publications over four decades.

ISBN: 1-884289-49-5. $10

 

Abbott, Barbara, GRANDMOTHER EARTH’S HEALTHY AND WISE COOKBOOK, 1-884289-13-4. Healthy and easy cooking, but not diet. First layer of fat skimmed from Southern cooking. Optabind binding;List $11.95— $9.

Benedict, Burnette Bolin, KINSHIP, 1-884289-08. Lyrical poetry by Knoxville poet. Chapbook, 1995, $6.

Cowden, Frances Brinkley BUTTERFLIES AND

            UNICORNS, ED 4, 1-884289-04-5 (Cowden

            and Hatchett) Poetry for the young and young-

            at-heart with notes on teaching creative writing.

            PB, 1994, List 8.95—$6.

 

TO LOVE A WHALE; 1-884289-06-1. Learn about endangered animals  from children and educators. Children's drawings, poetry and prose, PB (Perfect bound) 1995, List $14.95—$6.      

Cowden, Frances Brinkley, VIEW FROM A MISSISSIPPI RIVER COTTON SACK, 1-884289-03-7. Illustrated by the author. This collection of prize-winning poetry and short prose emphasizes family values and farm life in Mississippi County, Arkansas and life in Memphis, Tennessee.

 

By Frances Brinkley Cowden

 

Cloth, gold imprint, with dust jacket 1993, List $21.95—Sale $10, while supply lasts.

Daniel, Jack, SOUTHERN RAILWAY- FROM STEVENSON TO MEMPHIS—1-884289-17-7.

8 1/2x 11with 400+ photographs, 360 pages, 1996. Daniel is an Alabama native who now lives in Cordova, TN. Documents and other papers with emphasis upon history of Southern Railway and its workers. PB, $60. Out of Print. Limited supply.

MY RECOLLECTIONS OF CHEROKEE, ALABAMA, 1-884289-25, 8 1/2xl1. 300+ photographs of author's family history and life in early Cherokee, 232 pages, PB, 1998, $25.

THOROUGHBREDS OF RAILROADING: YESTERDAY AND TODAY,  ISBN 1-884289-26-6 1999, 312 pages, 8 1/2x 11, pictorial history of several railroads. Similar to his other railroad book PB, $30.

Hatchett, Eve Braden, TAKE TIME TO LAUGH: It's the Music of the Soul. 1- 884289-00-2. Humorous poetry taking off on Eden theme. Chapbook, very limited edition, 1993, $9.

Howard, Elizabeth, ANEMONES, 1-884289-27-4, Prize-winning poetry, all previously published, East Tennessee (Crossville) poet, introduction by Connie Green, creative writing instructor, U.T. 1998, $9.

       GLEANERS, 1-884289-47-9.  More excellent previously published and prize-winning poems, 2005, $10

Rice, Clovita, CRYSTAL and CREATURES,1-884289-49-5 A collection of prize-winning and previously published poetry by the editor of Voices International. In 1998 she was inducted into the Arkansas Hall of fame. 2005, $10.

Schirz, Shirley Rounds, ASHES TO OAK, 1-884289-07-X Poetry of the lakes region by widely-published Wisconsin author. Grandmother Earth chapbook winner, 1995, $6.

GRANDMOTHER EARTH SERIES: $7 each  (multiple copies $6 each, Volumes II and III are $4) Order by Volume number.

GRANDMOTHER EARTH II, III and X feature Tennessee writers. Volume IV features Arkansas Writers. Volume VII features Alabama writers. Volume VIII features Mississippi. Volume IX features Florida writers.Volume XIII features Oklahoma writers

 

 

 

LIFE PRESS PUBLICATIONS

 

Boren, Blanche S., THORNS TO VELVET. Devotionals from a Lifetime of Christian  Experience. 1-884289- 231, Blanche S. Boren, Kivar 7, gold imprint, cloth, List 19.95—$12.

Cowden, Frances Brinkley, OUR GOLDEN THREAD: Dealing with Grief, 1-884289-10-x, Ed. Personal testimonies and poetry of 40 contributors from clergy and lay writers who deal with different kinds of grief using  personal experiences in their faith journeys. Kivar 7 cloth, gold imprint, 1996, List 18— $12.

 

ANGELS MESSENGERS OF L0VE AND GRACE, 1-884289-18-5. True stories of angel experiences by contributors from all walks of life. 96 pages, perfect bound, 1999, $10.

TOWARD IMAGERY AND FORM: A WRITER’S NOTE-BOOK, 1-8884289-29-0. Loose leaf or coil notebook  which contains lessons on strengthening writing skills though poetry and prose lessons.  Editing, imagery and poetry forms are stressed. Many forms used are explained. Prize-winning examples by contemporary poets. Lessons were from the first five years of Life Press Writers’ Association. $8.

Crow, Geraldine Ketchum, BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE TRANSPLANTED, 1-884289-12-6. A resident of Little Rock, Arkansas, Crow grew up in Hot Springs and tells of life in Perry County where she and her husband farmed for several years.  Humorous, inspirational approach about moving from the city to the country. 1996, List 11.95—$8.

Davis, Elaine Nunnally, MOTHERS OF JESUS: FROM MATTHEW’S GENEALOGY,1-884289-05-3. Bio-graphy of five women mentioned in Matthew. 344 pp. PB, 1994, List $15.95—$10.

EVES FRUIT, 1-884289-11-8, Defense of Eve and implications for the modern woman. PB, 1995, List #15.95—$8.

 


 

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