Whether Rose Mary Boehm did or didn't experience the events in these poems, her skill as a poet makes the question irrelevant. Readers will experience what it was like to be a child in Germany at the end of World War II. -Jefferson Carter, American poet Written from the perspective of a child in World War II, Germany, these poems illuminate how life can proceed despite bombs, shelters, fear and privation. Rose Mary Boehm's poetry is both informative and lyrical; her book a genuine delight. -Joan Colby, American poet Through a child's eyes. Rose's mother has fled the Ruhr with Rose and her brother. The three of them settle in a small village outside of Dresden. Her father is away. Rose has little understanding of where or why. Life is hard. They aren't used to deprivation or country living. Rose is mocked for her "posh accent." Her mother scrubs clothes by hand. Then the air raids, the terrifying air raids follow them there. "On the radio there is another voice. It is a hard one, loud and excited. Rising, rising. My stomach cramps...Mother... turns the voice off." You will not forget this book. -Ruth Bavetta, American poet These are not poems about war, but hope. The message is that children in all the horror have a different perception of events. This story told in poems should perhaps be read in schools and colleges. The poems are terrific and continue to reverberate long after you're finished reading. -Ryan Stone, Australian poet

From the Ruhr to Somewhere Near Dresden 1939 to 1949: A Child's Journey

Literature & Fiction

Boehm, Rose Mary

Poetry

Aldrich Press

Dip into this book anywhere to find a glittering gem formed out of compressed language. The collection is small but its range, like that of the whales in its title poem, is vast, from the perturbations of love, the dark secrets of hotel beds, the agonies of wing-clipped angels, to the crucial role that beetles, those ‘colonizers of death, always first to arrive at a crime scene,’ play in assisting forensic entomologists. Quirky, brilliant, funny—the intelligence at work here is impressive. I'm reminded of Szymborska. But Rose Mary Boehm has staked a beguiling, seductive claim on the English language that is all her own.\n—George Bilgere, Author of Blood Pages\nRose Mary Boehm has lived many lives in many places, and writes them all, including those that were lived in her imagination. She slips from location to autobiography to persona, mixing secrets, stories and events as if she were dealing cards in the casino of life. This is the work of a mature woman, rich in experience, who speaks several languages, including the language of the heart.\n—Ruth Bavetta, Author of four poetry collections, including No Longer at This Address\nRose Mary has visions that can only be seen in a cracked mirror. Or through a broken window that looks all the way inside the heart. These are stained-glass elegies for a woman loved by men who would pay fifteen hundred dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for a soul. The poet retains her soul. Refuses the money. Lives beyond a torn veil, the bridal one and the mourning kind. Moves on from a life of restraining orders, clarifies a vision blurred by alcohol. She transcends. The poem folder may be bleached but the poet gleams.\n—Alan Catlin, Editor Misfit Magazine

Do Oceans Have Underwater Borders?: poems from a sun-bleached folder

Kelsay Books

Life Stuff

The Rain Girl

Chaffinch Press

Coming up for Air

Parenting & Relationships

Black Leaf Publishing

WHISTLING IN THE DARK

Cyberwit.net

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