Hillsboro, KN: Hearth, 1991. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED. Fourth book of poetry by an English professor. Includes an essay on "Writing Poetry", and background for some historically-inspired poems (including "bleeding Kansas," John Brown's raid, and pioneer women. Artwork by R. Stanley Nelson, the poet's son. Cover praise from Gwendolyn Brooks, among others. ISBN: 0-9627947-16.