Learning to Climb the Mountain

by Ann-Christine Tabaka

The depth of life expressed at its best in verse.
Vatsala Radhakeesoon, Writer/Poet, Artist and Translator

Once again, Ann Christine Tabaka shares with us a volume of her tender, profound wordscapes. There are deep insights here, and a beautiful tribute to Georgia O’Keefe graces these pages. There is pain and regret as well, the baring of unseen wounds and lost journeys, never-forgotten loves and final goodbyes. Most of all, there is the carefully crafted lines and verses that map out her lifelong search for the deeper truths behind our shared illusions of everyday existence.
Dale Adams, Poet & Songwriter

It is easy to call oneself a poet. To make it apparent and be a master poet is extraordinary, for it is obvious she is supremely gifted. Her words are pathways threading feelings, images, and sensations. Her work is accessible, moving, and poignant, all the ingredients of an authentic poetic craftsperson.
Philip M. Butera, poet, novelist, and playwright

Ann Christine Tabaka’s Learning to Climb the Mountain is a poetic ascension through the dark valleys of life to the peaks. She highlights the paths she has taken and marks the trail with little bits of her heart; sharing her losses, heartaches, and the beauty she has discovered in her on going journey to reach the summit. Filled with poems which will resonate within the canyons of most hearts, Learning to Climb the Mountain, will take you higher.
Janice Mathis, Author- Clouds in the Looking Glass

Ann Christine Tabaka’s introspection of life in poetry will resonate and settle in your soul, land softly yet jarring your peace of mind. We all have a piece of Christine’s story within our fold, and like the author herself, find our own escape to a place of epiphany. Learning to Climb is the “Master Class” of poetry!
Kathy Sherban, Author, Accidental Poetess

83 pages, Paperback

Published June 8, 2022

About the author

Ann Christine Tabaka was nominated 4 times Pushcart Prize in Poetry; nominated for the 2023 Dwarf Stars award of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association; winner of Spillwords Press 2020 Publication of the Year; selected as a Judge for the Soundwaves Poetry Contest of Northern Ireland 2023. Her bio is featured in the “Who’s Who of Emerging Writers 2020” and “2021,” published by Sweetycat Press. She is the author of 19 poetry books, and 1 short story book. She lives in Delaware, USA. She loves gardening and cooking. Chris lives with her husband and four cats. Her most recent credits are: The Phoenix; Eclipse Lit, Carolina Muse, Sand Hills Literary Magazine, Ephemeral Literary Review, The Elevation Review, The Closed Eye Open, North Dakota Quarterly, Tangled Locks Journal, Wild Roof Journal, The American Writers Review, Black Moon Magazine, Pacific Review, The Silver Blade, Pomona Valley Review, West Texas Literary Review.
*(a complete list of publications is available upon request)


Website: https://annchristinetabaka.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/christinetabaka *(all my sites listed in one place)