Widow's Burden
In the tradition of great narrative poetry comes Robert Cooperman's latest collection, a tale ripped from today's headlines but as timeless as Homer's long-suffering warriors and Milton's war between good and evil.
- Published
- 2001
- ISBN
- 1-890437-63-8
- Pages
- 136
- Publisher
- Western Reflections Pub Co
- Listed at
- $13.97
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About this book
Widow's Burden is a book of narrative poetry by Robert Cooperman, published by Western Reflections in 2001. The description places it in the tradition of great narrative poetry and calls it a tale ripped from today's headlines but as timeless as Homer's long-suffering warriors and Milton's war between good and evil.
Beyond that description we have little to say about the plot, and we will not guess at it. Library subject headings list poetry, frontier and pioneer life, and interpersonal relations, so it is verse about the frontier. The catalogue gives 136 pages.
The book earned recognition. Cooperman's publisher biography at Kelsay Books says The Widow's Burden was runner-up for the WILLA Award from Women Writing the West in 2001. The same biography credits his earlier Western Reflections collection, In the Colorado Gold Fever Mountains, with the 2000 Colorado Book Award for Poetry.
Who it is for
This is for readers of narrative poetry who like a story told in verse. If you read In the Colorado Gold Fever Mountains and liked Cooperman's western voice, this is his other Western Reflections book.
Ways to use this book
Trying a story told in verse
If long poems that tell a story are new to you, read a few pages aloud, since narrative verse is made for the ear. Warm up with a daily poem from poets.org, then settle in with Widow's Burden and a pencil for marking lines you like.
Reading both Cooperman books we publish
Our catalogue also lists In the Colorado Gold Fever Mountains. Read it first or second, then judge for yourself how he handles each story of the West. Notes in the margins make a good start for a book club conversation.
Go deeper
This is narrative poetry on a frontier theme, and its author's publisher biography credits it as a 2001 WILLA runner-up. The resources below cover that award, Colorado's book awards and a good place to read more verse.
The WILLA Literary Award
Women Writing the West's page for the award, which says it recognizes women's or girls' stories set in the North American West.
Colorado Humanities
Its home page reports the latest Colorado Book Awards winners, the program that his publisher biography says honored Cooperman's earlier collection.
Robert Cooperman at Kelsay Books
A publisher page whose author biography lists Cooperman's awards, including the WILLA runner-up credit.
poets.org
The Academy of American Poets site, with a daily featured poem and guides to finding poems and poets.
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