Mississippi Meanderings - by Barb Geiger (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

If you've ever been drawn in by the magnetism of a river's flow or wondered what it would be like to paddle down the Mighty Mississippi, you'll find something to love in this collection of poems by Barb Geiger. Mississippi Meanderings displays the beauty and intrigue of America's most iconic river system, through lyrical snapshots of the river's many moods, moments in its rich history, and the inhabitants and travelers of its waters and shores. Winner of Local Gems' 2021 NaPoWriMo Chapbook Contest, Geiger shares her unique insight, gained through personal experience, and her often humorous perspective from the seat of the tandem kayak she built and paddled with her husband, Gene. You'll be awed by river wildlife and sand island sunsets, fascinated by mammoth barges and pearl button factories, and entertained with poems of mishap and moonshine. Photos accompanying the poems and a discussion guide with optional writing prompts can be found online at www.barbgeiger.com. Come along! Enjoy the journey!

Review Quotes

"Here in Barbara Geiger's dynamic and reflective poems are the music and the pull of the Mississippi River from its "heartwaters" to the river's end where it "transforms to saltwater sea." This reading adventure took me from the confines of my easy chair into the meandering heart of America's most iconic river."

-Margaret Rozga, Wisconsin Poet Laureate, 2019-2020, author of Holding My Selves Together: New & Selected Poems

"The flow of poetry and the flow of the Mississippi River merge together in strikingly natural lyricism in Barbara Geiger's book, Mississippi Meanderings. Geiger has not only watched the river, but she's been in it and on it as she traveled by kayak down its length. This experience turns into expression as Geiger gives the reader poem postcards of the unforgettable and unpredictable river."

-Kathie Giorgio, author of All Told and If You Tame Me, among others

"Barb Geiger's poems, like the Mississippi River itself, move along from gentle headwaters to natural wonders, to the folk who reside along the banks. Through Geiger's poetry, we get to poke along with the river and the kayakers, exploring things travelers not on the river don't get to experience. Here's the best chance to see the Mississippi from an entirely new and delightful perspective."

-Mary Ann Noe, author of To Know Her