Books by Barbara Rockman

Full of sensory detail and written with astute observation, to cleave searches for and lays bare the mythic moments one finds even in the most ordinary life. In this stunning collection Rockman explores the themes of aging; our relationships to our bodies; marriage; and the surprises, griefs, and joys of motherhood.

Barbara Rockman grew up in western Massachusetts. She is co-editor of the anthology "Women Becoming Poems." Her poems have been recognized with the Baskerville Publishers' Award, the New Mexico Discovery Award, the Southwest Writers Poetry Prize, and "The MacGuffin" National Poet Hunt. She received her M.Ed. from Antioch New England, and her M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Barbara teaches poetry at Santa Fe Community College, and in private workshops in Santa Fe, New Mexico.