Fast Horse

"Here is Marge Saiser again, bringing hope and beauty into the world, this time on the back of Fast Horse. The poems in this collection are distilled renderings of experience, offered in a plainspoken language that uplifts even as it refuses to look away from the darkness of this world. We are all better for having a poet of her talent in our midst, witnessing our times, and helping us see more clearly."

--Karen Getter Shoemaker, author of The Meaning of Names

"Open this gorgeous book to any poem and discover magic, as seemingly mundane moments are wizarded into mystery and meaning. These are vivid poems of place and poignant poems of persons. Saiser's voice-firmly rooted in her Nebraska plains-is as plain-spoken and poetic as the words of a beloved carpenter father and the image of a mother slicing potatoes for a meal that is "possibly holy." "Isn't it marvelous," the poet asks, "the way things are?" Yes, absolutely marvelous because Saiser reveals all their hidden beauty."

--Judith Sornberger, author of The Book of Muses

Fast Horse by Marjorie Saiser is part of Sandhills Press's new series--The Plainswoman Series--which publishes books of poetry written by women from the Great Plains.

Fast Horse is Marjorie Saiser's ninth book of poems. Recognition for her poetry includes the High Plains Book Award, the Willa Award, Leo Love Award, Little Blue Stem Award, and finalist for the Robert Penn Warren Prize. A longtime reaident of Lincoln, Nebraska, she now lives in Missouri.