Robin Cook recently began writing poetry after taking a decided interest in the wild animals near the family’s farm in northern M i n n e s ota. Having come of age on this farm, the author feels a deep connection to it. He dedicates this book in loving memory of his grandparents, Robert and Agnes Nelson, who spent their lives at this farmstead, and whose presence still lingers there in the form of warm memories, pencil decipherments on the old walls and personal possessions that remain in place where his grandparents left them more than a dozen years ago. Robin’s concise, informative poems are generally about the animals he’s encountered, including poems that serve to illustrate his love for the northern Minnesota countryside and points beyRobin Cook recently began writing poetry after taking a decided interest in the wild animals near the family’s farm in northern M i n n e s ota. Having come of age on this farm, the author feels a deep connection to it. He dedicates this book in loving memory of his grandparents, Robert and Agnes Nelson, who spent their lives at this farmstead, and whose presence still lingers there in the form of warm memories, pencil decipherments on the old walls and personal possessions that remain in place where his grandparents left them more than a dozen years ago. Robin’s concise, informative poems are generally about the animals he’s encountered, including poems that serve to illustrate his love for the northern Minnesota countryside and points beyond....more