Poetry. The second collection from Ann Iverson explores the emotional tension brought on from the conflicting contexts of her move to a suburb and her son's deployment to Iraq, expressed in sparse imagery and reflection. "While Ann Iverson makes direct references to contemporary political events, she mutes their potential polarizing effect by considering them within a non-politicized context: her life. Consequently, no matter what one's position on our nation's response to September 11, to the war on terror, or the president, one can appreciate these compassionate poems." -Rachel Lintula

Author City: East Bethel, MN USA

Ann Iverson received her MALS and MFA from Hamline University. Her writing has been featured on The Writer's Almanac (NPR). She is currently the Director of Arts and Sciences at Dunwoody College in Minneapolis. Her first book, Come Now to the Window, was published in 2003 by the Laurel Poetry Collective (St. Paul, MN).