Skipping Rocks: A lifetime of lines and verse

by Susan Shultz

The wind carries honeysuckle from the next yard. I hear deer rustle in the woods. I can write. I see a robin in search of nesting. I have found mine, And will fill it with my creation. Cover art by Susan Shultz

62 pages, Paperback

Published October 6, 2022

About the author

Susan Shultz is a writer/journalist living in Wilton, Connecticut with her husband and two children. Susan is the editor of The Darien Times, a Hersam Acorn newspaper located in Darien, Connecticut.

From her Amazon profile:
"I am a horror and anything else that moves me writer, poet and journalist. I enjoy writing about things that terrify me, and you. I consider a great privilege to allow me to frighten you.

I am an English major, from Staten Island, N.Y., now living in Connecticut."

Visit the author on:
Twitter: @SusnShultz
Blog: Creative Conjurings
The Darien Times
Photo Credit: Bryan Haeffele

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely little book that collects a sampling of Susan’s poems over the past 35 years. Enjoyable read with relatable themes paired with Susan’s insight. Given such a long span, my only wish was have more a sense of the time they were written to get more a sense of the arc of her creative journey.

[Kayla Reed · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short But Sweet

Since, I love poetry so much I’m always harder with my rating for poetry collections than other genres. With that being said I really enjoyed this collection and found myself resonating with a lot of the poems and finding many similarities in my own life with the emotions of a few of the poems. This a collection of poems centered around Susan Shultz life events & she did a beautiful job detailing her ups & downs to us. The only thing I wish was added was a timeline for us to follow so we knew what part of her life the poem was taking place.

One of my favorite poems is March and I connected to it on an emotional level because, not sure if it was her intention, but to me it describes what it feels like when you’re coming out of a depression fog, and I couldn’t have described it better than Ms. Susan did. I have more favorites, but I’ll go into more detail on my Booktube.

All in all, this was a quick but really good collection. And even though it does have its ups and downs, I would recommend this if you’re looking for a light read.

Booktube Review: https://youtu.be/l8EpvvJ1ufo