Prairie Fever
Mary Biddinger's poems are like small movies of plays Tennessee Williams never wrote because he wasn't a woman, but would have if he had been. The depth of characterization, the vivid settings and original language create a spell not easily shaken off. Rueful wisdom shines through many of these mini-memoir poems. A terrific read. -- Rachel Dacus, author of Femme au chapeau, Earth Lessons, and A God You Can Dance