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Polly Alice McCann

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POLLY ALICE MCCANN’s lyrical poetry paints a picture of the narratives of the internal heartland. That’s not surprising since she is also an artist. Her art and poetry have been published in US newspapers and magazines most recently in Rattle magazine. A professor of English, she is also the founder and manager of FLYING KETCHUP PRESS. She credits much of her creative work due to her research on dreams which won her the 2014 Ernest Hartmann award from Berkeley, CA. Find her first three poetry collections, Kinlight, Tea with Alice, and Puss ‘N Boötes online. Polly Alice has also edited two collections of short stories and two poetry anthologies. The most recent, “The Very Edge” is a collection of 37 international artists and poets. With her ...more

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	The Very Edge: Poems by Polly Alice McCann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Samantha Malay (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales From the Dream Zone by Polly Alice McCann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Leah Kuntz (Contributor), Patrik Borosky (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tea with Alice: Heirloom Poems it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from the Goldilocks Zone by Polly Alice McCann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Hayley Patterson (Illustrator), Amanda Michelle Moon (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pray Like a Woman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Path of Birds: Poets on the Rise by Polly Alice McCann (Goodreads Author), Robin Moravec (Illustrator), Joha Bisone (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from the Deep by Polly Alice McCann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Hope Houtwed (Editor), Alex Eickhoff (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Blue City Poets: Kansas City by Polly Alice McCann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael B. Savage (Illustrator), Kēvin Paul Callahan (Contributor) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I am woman. All things began in me.”
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“Even though a man (centuries hence) be famed for my invention from one barren day, I will not forget, I am woman. All things began in me.”
― Polly Alice McCann

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“When you break my heart it sounds like someone walking on snow the sound of a thousand crystals' last breath but what you don't know is that Spring is coming.”
― Polly Alice McCann, Kinlight: Homegrown Poems

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“Even though a man (centuries hence) be famed for my invention from one barren day, I will not forget, I am woman. All things began in me.”
― Polly Alice McCann

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

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“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’

’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’

’The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.”
― Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass