The Boat of What I Know

About the Book

Anyone who reads this book of poems will be better for it. The writing is skillful, sophisticated, artful, and also clear. The poet allows the reader to see deeply into shared human experience. Many of these poems deal with what Faulkner in his Nobel Prize speech called the timeless affairs of the human heart. There is much to be learned from the poet's insights into love, motherhood, man's capacity for good and evil, and death. No matter how serious their subjects, the poems are filled with fresh, suggestive imagery, language and dialogue. This is a book that both instructs and delights.

Dr. Gary Pacernick, Poet
Professor English Language and Literatures
Distinguished Professor of Teaching 2008
Wright State University

About the Author

Marian Schwilk-Thomas lives in Vandalia Ohio. She introduced her first poetry book “The Sound of Ink” in 2007. She is a member of the Haiku Society of America, published in the 2008 anthology. Marian has three sons and five grandchildren. Among her activities are Iris Folding (a paper technique), three writing groups; WOW (Women Of Words), Wright Writer's and a Sinclair College memoir group. She belongs to the Interfaith Dialogue at The Dayton Peace Museum. After showing dogs for many years, in conformation and obedience, Marian now has a rescue dog. Enya is the keeper of the house. They seemed to have rescued each other.