Being a finalist for the oregon book award is a dream come true, beers said. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. It will be awhile before the final piece is on here but i just wanted to let you know about. She s the author of two poetry collections, the poetry editor for contrary magazine, and teaches english at blue mountain community college.
A deeply moving third collection from shaindel beers, secure your own mask is. I basically sent her a giant file, and said, i know theres a book in here. A brief history of time, beers first collection of poetry, is at once an exploration. Shaindel beers, author of a brief history of time and the childrens war and other poems. It offers beauty and balance, provides necessary news of how to survive the war against innocence, how to start over from a childs point of view, and from a womans. If youd like to invite shaindel to do a reading, conduct a workshop, or visit your class or book club, click to contact. Official site of shaindel beers author of a brief history. May 30, 20 the children s war, as its title promises, provides the reader with a series of brutal ekphrastic poems that successfully extrapolate the annihilation of innocence through children s eyes, either through drawingspaintings made by children whove survived war, or photographs taken of child refugees.
Stroyars the children s war and its sequel, a change of regime are the type of books that create an immediate, believable imaginary universe. Her second collection, the children s war and other poems, was released in february. From there, the book opens out into an exploration of the war at home and the war within ourselves, exploring violence in mythology, domestic violence, and the wars that occur, sometimes, within our own bodies. A brief history of time by shaindel beers goodreads. The talented poet shaindel beers sent me a collection of poems she wrote, and is allowing me to interview her and do a profile of the collection and her. They are honest, insightful and revealing, making you feel for the little souls experiences. The childrens war and other poems is a sharp departure from shaindel s first book, a brief history of time. From there, the book opens out into an exploration of the war at home and the war within ourselves, exploring violence in mythology, domestic violence, and the wars that occur, sometimes. The childrens war and other poems is a sharp departure from shaindels first book, a brief history of time. Shaindel beers is the author of two fulllength poetry collections, a brief history of time 2009 and the children s war and other poems 20, both from salt publishing.
Shaindel beers poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. Apr 19, 20 ultimately this is an important book on many levels. The writer poet shaindel beers composed a number of poems in response to some children s drawings of their experiences in war situations in which they found themselves and published a book the children s war and other poems. Shaindel beers second fulllength poetry collection is a book in two parts about a difficult subject the effects of war and violence on children and society at large but it s also a book about the healing power of poetry and art. For me, that was the big philosophical question of this book. Shaindel beers has an effortless way with words and a sensitivity that is sometimes painful to encounter on the page. Shaindel beers lives in pendleton, oregon, with her partner jared and their son liam. I started out with about eight of the childrens war poems, and had sent those to my publisher with my first book manuscript in 2008. It offers beauty and balance, provides necessary news of how to survive the war against innocence, how to start over from a child s point of view, and from a womans. Shaindel beerss second collection of poetry, the childrens war and other poems, solidifies the horrors of war with a precise kind of universality, one derived from the vantage point of those who are especially vulnerable to its unexplainable violence. Shaindel beers poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction have appeared in numerous. Sep 11, 2019 shaindel beers is author of the poetry collections a brief history of time salt publishing, 2009, the childrens war and other poems salt, 20, and secure your own mask white pine press, 2018. There are books which clearly deserve the awards given them. Shaindel beers second collection, the childrens war and other poems, will be released february 15 from salt publishing.
First, what gave you the idea to write poems about childrens drawings. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The childrens war is a 2001 alternate history novel by j. May 11, 2016 shaindel beers is the author of two fulllength poetry collections, a brief history of time 2009 and the childrens war and other poems 20, both from salt publishing. The pod is clear, believable, realistic with no asbs. Books fiction and nonfiction that are about war andor take place during a time of war. Mar 11, 2009 with the recent publication of her first book of poetry,a brief history in time, i had the opportunity to interview author, shaindel beers, a former classmate of mine at huntingdon college. The childrens war and other poems by shaindel beers. This book cemented shaindel beers in my mind as not just a writer with an. In the first half of the childrens war, shaindel beers looks at artwork done by and about child survivors of war, embodying the voices of the children, their families, and the humanitarian aid workers sent to help them. Beers on her whirlwind virtual book tour on the hood of a cutlass supreme wherein she is presenting her first book of poems from salt, a brief history of time released in february of 2009. The book, which has won several accolades since its publication, is up against four others for the staffordhall award for poetry. We should all be reading every single word she writes. She studied literature at huntingdon college in montgomery, alabama ba, and at the university of chicago ma before earning her mfa in creative writing poetry at vermont college of fine arts.
Secure your own mask by shaindel beers, paperback barnes. Bmcc instructor shaindel beers a finalist for oregon book. Her most recent collection, secure your own mask, won the white pine poetry prize for 2017. She is the poetry editor of contrary magazine and teaches at blue mountain community college in. Her second collection, the childrens war and other poems, was released in february of 20. She is currently a professor of english at blue mountain community college in pendleton, oregon, in eastern oregons high desert and also serves as poetry editor of contrary. The childrens war and other poems whizbangwomans blog. The stories about the pictures created by children after experiencing the trauma of war are striking. In the first half of the childrens war, shaindel beers looks at artwork done by. Oregon book award finalist includes bmcc instructor your eo.
Shaindel beers second book is a work in progress, forthcoming from salt, and tentatively titled the childrens war. She teaches at blue mountain community college in pendleton, oregon, where she lives with her son liam, and serves as poetry editor of contrary magazine. Beers voice is clear and consistent throughout the fortytwo poems which form the book s. A brief history of time 2009 and the childrens war and other poems 20, both from salt publishing. Her awards include first place karen fredericks and frances willitts poetry prize, grand prize cowinner trellis magazine sestina contest, first place dylan days. She lives and teaches in pendleton, oregon, and serves as poetry editor of contrary magazine. I had the opportunity to ask shaindel a few questions about, a brief history of time. Shaindel beers voice is strong and powerful, and her writing is simply amazing. Shaindel beers, the author of the childrens war and other poems and a brief history of time, shares her experiences on her latest collection, who shes reading, and more. Shaindel beers about the book these poems balance between the harrowing and the beautiful, hovering at the precipice where women are both horseback riding heroines and battered mothers striving to protect their homes, their children, their identities. Shaindel beers was raised in argos, indiana, a town of fewer than 2,000 people. I do not like making comparisons between two different works of art so i will simply restate this book is a bold and sobering step away from her first book.
Shaindel beers the childrens war and other poems is a poetry survival kit. Poet shaindel beers is an instructor at blue mountain community college and the author of two previous collections, a brief history in time 2009 and the childrens war and other poems 20. Her poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. The childrens war download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Her poems have appeared in tupelo quarterly and poetry south. Her strong first book goes beyond the farm girl who escapes and has love affairs. Shaindel beers is author of the poetry collections a brief history of time salt publishing, 2009, the childrens war and other poems salt, 20, and secure your own mask white pine press, 2018. Aug 20, 20 please join me in welcoming shaindel beers back to the poetic asides blog. From there, the book opens out into an exploration of the war at home and the war within ourselves, exploring. Poetry if you like what you read below, view the books tab to order your personalized, signed copy directly from shaindel. She is the poetry editor of contrary magazine and teaches at blue mountain community college in the high desert town of pendleton, oregon. Shaindel beers about the book a brief history of time, beers first collection of poetry, is at once an exploration of what it is to grow up in rural america and a treatise for social justice.
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