Lorraine Walker Williams

Books

by Lorraine Walker Williams

    ( aka Lorraine A. Vail )

Fire in the Grass

LORRAINE VAILS book of poems, Fire in The Grass, is a page turner. Her centos are luminous, including Cento on Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry 2006, in one of her standout sections, The State of Poetry. Heartbreak embraces heart-wrenching poems such as Last Afternoon at the House, September 11, Six Years Later and the moving lines of Grandmother: I have traveled more than half-way past my life/ and realize now I was the/ granddaughter you never had.

   ~JUANITA TORRENCE-THOMPSON,

Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, MOBIUS, THE POETRY MAGAZINE 


Kindle and Paperback – 2009 – $9.95

Paradise Found: Poems

The quietly triumphant poems in Lorraine Vail's Paradise Found take the reader from island to island, Eden to Eden, disclosing the paradises both within us and without us, both immediate and distant. These sharp, finely-wrought, and accessible lyrics are performed by a poet in full command of her considerable talents...

   ~ James Brock


Paperback – 2007 – $11.95

Near Water (Poems)

Book of poetry. Chapters: Water; Lessons; Family; Remembrance; Dreams.


Paperback – 2003 – $12.95

Award Winning Poet

SPLIT Poems [more...]

These poems talk about change, and how Lorraine Walker Williams chose to deal with the frightening journey real change demands. This book is a tribute to acts of courage. Combine that with her top-flight investment in craft and you see the powerful gift her poems have given to all of us.
  ~James Brock

Paperback – February 7, 2014 – $14.00

Simply Sanibel Poems


The award-winning poet has gathered her poems like treasured shells in Simply Sanibel Poems. It's a must read for Islanders and for those who dream of visiting the poet's island paradise.

~David Staver, Santiva Chronicle Editor


Paperback – November 4, 2016 - $14.00