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Nancy Simpson's LIVING ABOVE THE FROST LINE, New and Selected Poems was published by Carolina Wren Press (N.C. Laureate Series, 2010.) She is the author of ACROSS WATER and NIGHT STUDENT, State Street Press, still available on WWW at Alibris and Books Again. Her poems have been published in Southern Poetry Review, Prairie Schooner, The Georgia Review and other literary magazines. "Carolina Bluebirds" was published in THE POETS GUIDE TO THE BIRDS, Anhinga Press). "Grass" was reprinted in the 50th Anniversary Issue of Southern Poetry Review: DON'T LEAVE HUNGRY ( U.of Arkansas Press.) Seven poems were reprinted in the textbook, SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN POETRY,(McFarland.) Two poems were published in SOLO CAFE, Two more poems were published in SOLO NOVO."In the Nantahala Gorge" was published in Pisgah Review. "Studying Winter" was reprinted in Pirene's Fountain Anthology and "The Collection" in Collecting Life Anthology. Most recently, Southern Poetry Review Edited by James Smith, published "Our Great Depression," and The Southern Poetry Anthology Vol. VII: NORTH CAROLINA,Edited by William Wright, reprinted "Leaving in the Dead of Winter."
Showing posts with label 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011. Show all posts

Sunday, April 17, 2011

LOOK UP AND SAY HELLO TO THE FULL PINK MOON

The Full April Moon of 2011 
reaches fullness tonight. 
Her name: FULL PINK MOON. 

This photo of a farmer's field was taken by Cheryl Powers, in the Southern Appalachian Mountains along the banks of the Hiawassee River near Hayesville, North Carolina. 


The Full Pink Moon got its name long ago  from Native Americans who were stuck by the many fields they saw in April covered with small, wild pink flowers. A list of full moon names can be found in the Farmer's Almanac.



This photo of creeping phlox was taken by Nancy Simpson in her garden on a mountain in the Southern Appalachian Mountains 
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Monday, January 17, 2011

FULL WOLF MOON January 19, 2011





Look skyward.  January’s moon, known as the Full Wolf Moon is filling fast and will reach fullness on January 19, 2011. The Full Wolf Moon got its name from the deep snows of winter with wolf packs howling hungrily outside Indian villages.
Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States kept track of the seasons. They studied the moon and gave each full moon a distinctive name. The name they gave the moon was used throughout the entire month. There was some variation in the moon names, but  basically they are the same names used throughout the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superior. European settlers followed that custom and created some of their own names.
In year 2011, with deep snows and the harsh winter of both the southeast and northeast, it is easy to understand and to celebrate how Full Wolf Moon got its name.
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