Rowing Through the Night

About the Book

The poetry of Ruth Kibler Peck reflects her love for life and her interest in people, history, literature, and art. She uses both rhyming forms and free verse to explore these topics. More than half of the poems in this volume have received national, state, or local awards. Peck brings to her poetry a woman’s sensitivity, a mother’s understanding, a scholar’s thirst for truth, a teacher’s joy of discovery, a friend’s loyalty, and the writer’s quest for just the right word.

About the Author

THE POETRY OF RUTH KIBLER PECK has won dozens of national, state, and local awards. She is also co-author of a creative writing series for Loyola University Press, and she wrote the history of Trinity Lutheran Church in Dayton to commemorate its 100th anniversary. Ruth Ann holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Wright State University, and she taught junior high English for 21 years. She is past-president of the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts and was named one of Ohio’s Top Ten Teachers in 1990. Ruth Ann married her high school sweetheart, and they have five grown children and eight grandchildren. Among her many activities, Ruth Ann is a devoted worker in her church, a 15-year docent at The Dayton Art Institute, and a prize-winning quilter. The Pecks live in Dayton, Ohio.