Claudia McGill

A book of short poems based on haiku, tanka, and shadorma forms, as well as snippets (collage poetry put together from cut-out printed words or phrases, each poem three lines long. Subject matter - anything that strikes me - and I don't really care if I veer off the traditional themes and rules for haiku and tanka. I enjoy writing within a prescribed syllable format and a tight structure keeps the thoughts from straying from the point. I find everyday life fascinating and I'm a collector of the daily experiences happening all around me, picking through them and writing them down with my pen in a little notebook. I think there is something important in every moment of the day and I'm hoping to catch some of it in these short poems.

Poetry written about everyday life in the suburbs of a big city. Observations of a housewife and artist who enjoys mowing the lawn, walking through the nature preserve, cooking dinner, and reading. Humor and kindness mixed in with her words. Life is a quirky journey. The ordinary is extraordinary.

A poetry collection exploring everyday life in suburbia - grocery shopping, lost library books, neighbors who turn out to be more interesting than they first appear. Author Claudia McGill is a lifelong resident of this state of mind, knows the terrain well, and is still surprised by it every day.

A poetry collection about everyday life in an ordinary life - trucks, birds, family vacations, kitchens, people who talk in the library, rain - written by a life-long resident of suburbia who thinks it's a fascinating place to observe and to live.

A collection of very short poems with some bite to them. Suburbia is their setting. Author Claudia McGill is a lifelong resident of the suburbs and that's what she writes about. It's a fascinating place if you take the time to look into things, and she makes it her business to do just that.

Poetry written about ordinary life by a life-long resident of suburbia.

Poetry about everyday life in suburbia. Grocery shopping, lawn cutting, math tests, ice skating, venomous insects, neighborhood potlucks turned brawlfest, hope and indecision and simple enjoyment of the sunshine: life is not boring or bland, make no mistake. Claudia McGill is a housewife/artist who knows her subject well, having lived in suburbia all her life.

Claudia McGill is a poet, an artist, and a housewife. She describes this volume of poetry: "My writing reflects my world: suburbia. I'm a lifelong resident and I know it very well. It's a fascinating place crammed full of the extraordinary mingled with the ridiculous, the trivial, and the profound. I take nothing for granted in this landscape. The details, quirks, and dramas play out every day. I love to observe the things going on right in front of me and I love to write about them. I hope you enjoy entering my world and walking with me for a little while."