Playing with Poetry in Petersburg

About the Book

AUTHOR’S MESSAGE TO THE READERS These poems have been written in a variety of settings over the years. Sorting them into categories for the book was more of a challenge than my aging brain could handle so I let the computer alphabetize them. That way I eliminated the need for a table of contents etc. I’ve included dates of authorship when I could. Some of them are actually songs but since Dave and I recorded most of my songs for the Petersburg Listening Project last year I’ve only included a few of the song lyrics. Special thanks to our son-in-law, A. Paul Newman, for the photo of me and the one of our family. Sally Riemer 2010 dsriemer@gci.net P.O. Box 968 Petersburg, Alaska 99833

About the Author

Sally (Fullerton) Riemer was born in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from Shaker Heights High School, she attended DePauw University where she received a degree in Elementary Education in 1958. Sally married David Riemer, also from Shaker High, and a graduate of Michigan State University with a degree in Landscape Architecture in 1958. Dave was an officer in the US Air Force during the early years of their marriage. Their four children were born during their 18 years of residency in Columbus, Ohio. They all moved to Petersburg, Alaska in 1977 where Sally taught school and completed her Master of Arts in Teaching through the University of Alaska, South East/Juneau. Dave worked for the U.S. Forest Service and later became a commercial sea plane pilot. They still live in Petersburg and both are retired from their professions. Now they have time for travel and a multitude of hobbies. This book is a collection of poems Sally has penned during her years in Petersburg.