Sharon Chmielarz
But I Won't Go Out in a Boat

But I Won't Go Out in a Boat

New Rivers Press, 1991

This title comes from an offhand remark Sharon’s mother made about her life on the prairie which can be seen as half land, half sea.  It may be her most autobiographical work: the poems reflect a bleak landscape and a house of broken hearts.

Listen and read: “Do Not Disturb

Honors and Recognition

Minnesota Voices Project winner 1989

But I Won't Go Out in a Boat

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