Through the Fields: Poems By

By Maria C. Whalen

This collection of poetry invites you to journey through a changing landscape of discovery. Difficult and unexpected experiences bring you to new thresholds. Reflections of the natural world that surrounds us illuminates spiritual clarity. Come, take this walk through the fields, and immerse yourself in a quest for the meaning of self-growth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Sep 12, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496936226

Maria C. Whalen

Maria C. Whalen has joined together her lifelong passion for poetry and a keen eye for the world around her, with a recent interest in natural light photography. With insight and sensitivity, her poetry explores and embraces the “observer” and “participant” found in each of us. From life experiences, which include family loss, the importance of community, and spiritual commitment, she weaves into her poetry the beauty of stillness and the value of personal growth. A native of the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York, she is a graduate of Ladycliff College, and a recipient of graduate degrees from Long Island University. As a high school special education teacher for twenty-five years, and department chairperson, she lived in the Mid-Hudson Valley region. In retirement, Ms. Whalen has returned to upstate New York to continue devoting more time to her writing and photography.

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