The Shadow Loom Poems (2010)
Published by North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc
Copyright © 2010 Mary Willette Hughes
Paperback, 147 Pages
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In her third book of poetry,”The Shadow Loom Poems,” Hughes weaves poems around five central themes: Love, Sorrow, Poetry, Pain, and Joy. With each theme, the poet designs a tapestry of her life experiences and events which may resonate with readers, offering a universal application to their own lives.
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Flight on New Wings: Healing Through Poetry (2003)
Published by North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc
Copyright © 2003 Mary Willette Hughes
Paperback, 77 Pages
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Mary Willette Hughes’ second book, “Flight on New Wings,” contains fifty therapeutic poems for those in a treatment program for addiction. It chronicles the true story of a son, his mother’s, father’s and family’s experiences related to the disease of active addiction. The son had been abused at a young age by an older man. The ramifications of that event and how it contributed to his journey into addiction are revealed through poetry, mostly through poems of memory, that relate the events of his life before and after treatment.
Quilt Pieces (2001)
Published by North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc
Copyright © 2001 Mary Willette Hughes
Paperback, 94 Pages
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The poet’s first published book of poetry is a memoir of her life, beginning with her childhood on a farm in southern Minnesota. Mary’s recollections on college, marriage, and parenting form the middle section of the book, followed by observations of her parents’ and loved one’s journeys into death. This unique collection of poems brings together pieces of lived experiences, stitching them together like a story-quilt spanning the years between the poet’s birth in 1932 to the time of publication in 2001.
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Where to Buy:
You can order any of Mary Willette Hughes’ books online through North Star Press, Amazon.com, or the order form on this website. The books are also available at the following retailers:
Barnes and Noble (St. Cloud, MN)
Books Revisited (St. Cloud, MN)
Paramount Gallery (St. Cloud, MN)
Saint John’s University (Collegeville, MN)
Stearns History Museum (St. Cloud, MN)
Whitby Gift Shop (St. Joseph, MN)
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