I knew a woman

What the Critics Say of I KNEW A WOMAN- An original, intense exploration of the multifaceted phenomenon we vaguely refer to as love. This is his best, purest poetry to date. --Bill Patterson He turns it (the world) inside out. Love, in romance and friendship, at morning and midnight, in April and autumn; earth things large and small, wild and delicate: these are the interior messages the poet brings forth for a larger sharing. --Wilma Dykeman He has carefully observed the world, finding the essence of woman, the eternally feminine, life-giving power. -Jim Wayne Miller The analogy is to D. H. Lawrence. If we clubbed to death the dark force that reveals the mystery of life, that is not Lawrence's fault. -Nor is it Pennington's. A woman is Woman. And Pennington leaves little doubt concerning her function in the larger scheme of love. Every woman is Frigga or Flicka, Mother Earth, the source and sustainer of life. --J. R. Le Master This is one of those exceptional examples of Lee Pennington's creative talent; it is filled with something extra--a quality of beauty. feminine beauty-with a delicacy seldom reached by the masculine gender. It takes great talent to create love poems with such depth of takes great comprehension. A beautiful book through- out. -Claire Emerson The literary horizon of Lee Pennington is expanding and one can only wonder how long it will be before his talent explodes to send vibrations to the outer parts of the world. --G. Sam Piatt If one word could be used to describe Lee Pennington that would be "uniqueness". His poetry is so different that once you read it, you cannot forget it. His style of writing is simple, yet complicated and hauntingly beautiful." --Paul Salyers