P*O*E*M*A

About the Book

Poema is an ancient Greek noun that means “workmanship.” It is literally a creation or thing made. We equate workmanship with physical labor to produce a tangible item that may be seen and touched, for example, a well-made violin, a portrait, or even an antique car. The craftsmanship that was put into Stradivarius, Da Vinci, or Rolls-Royce is still self-evident today centuries after the various artisans completed their works. They are still valued today because of the high degree of workmanship used to create them. Therefore, I thought it was entirely appropriate to call my written collection of poems Poema. They comprise over a quarter of a century of my using words to creatively express thoughts, musings, and memories; to catch a moment in time; to make use of words to express life’s moments, joys, frustrations, and even moments of humor. This is my workmanship in words, detailing my life as a wife, mother, daughter, and Evangelical Christian. “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10, King James Version).

About the Author

Susan Jean Montaperto was born over fifty years ago, in Burns, Oregon, the only daughter and youngest of three children. Her father was in Computer Field Service, which meant frequent moving. When she was nine years old, her family relocated to Hillsborough, New Jersey. Montaperto is a poet, an Evangelical Christian happily married for twenty years-five years. She loves being a stay-at-home mother, stepmother and stepgrandmother as well as being an active member of her church. She enjoys gardening, reading mysteries, cooking, raising Heritage Chickens, all the while living in Northwestern New Jersey with her husband, daughter, three cats and ever growing and changing backyard chicken flock and one very active puppy.