Water Walker

by Nancy Willard

Book by Willard, Nancy

Genres: Poetry

88 pages, Hardcover

First published July 29, 1989

About the author

NANCY WILLARD was an award-winning children's author, poet, and essayist who received the Newbery Medal in 1982 for A Visit to William Blake's Inn. She wrote dozens of volumes of children's fiction and poetry, including The Flying Bed, Sweep Dreams, and Cinderella's Dress. She also authored two novels for adults, Things Invisible to See and Sister Water, and twelve books of poetry, including Swimming Lessons: New and Selected Poems. She lived with her husband, photographer Eric Lindbloom, and taught at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Reviews

[Patty · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have had this book for quite some time. I really loved Willard's Things Invisible to See and one of the reasons was her way with words. So I wanted to read some of her poetry. I was not disappointed. However, it has been at least ten years since I had read the whole book.

Since I read these poems I have discovered other poets and have attended the Dodge Poetry Festival. I still like Willard's poems, but I have found other poets and poems that speak more to me now. I would be curious to see what Willard is writing now and how it meshes with my life experience.

Willard won the Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake's Inn. If you like that book or any of her fiction, you should try this book of poems.

[Terri Kempton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A surprisingly delicious book of poetry that I picked up more than a decade ago for a dollar. It still has some of my favorite poems, including "Foxes Fall to St. Francis."