‘Spat,” recently released by Finishing Line Press, is Hopewell-based poet Lois Marie Harrod’s 18th collection of poetry.
A recognized state and Geraldine R. Dodge poet, Harrod is also known for her involvement with the U.S. 1 Poets and Delaware Valley Poets, leading creative writing and literature courses for The College of New Jersey and Evergreen Forum in Princeton, and as a teacher at Voorhees High School.
While the volume’s name — and the opening poem — evoke a petty fight, the poem and book can perhaps been seen as part of the past-spat reflections on the whys and whats that lurk under the skin and rise to the tongue.
Dedicated to her husband, The College of New Jersey emeritus professor of literature Lee Harrod — or as she puts it, “My one and only spat-mate” — the book also includes the poems “Something About Marriage,” “Binary,” “We talked our truths into the night,” and the sample below.
“Spat” by Lois Marie Harrod, 40 pages, $14.99, Finishing Line Press.
