| Length | 05:22 |
| Licensor | Dale Short |
| Producer(s) | Dale Short |
| Formats | Debut (not aired nationally), First-person essay, Soft Feature |
| Topics | Family, Literature, Women |
| Produced | April 8, 2005 |
| Added to PRX | April 8, 2005 |
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A gentle poem about the ending of a 90-year-old farm woman's full life
The poem is from James Mersmann's book "Straying Toward Home," published in 2004 by Court Street Press.
May: Mother's Day
Contemplative, Intimate, Thoughtful
English
With the early spring of 2005 dominated by news about contentious end-of-life issues, Kansas-born poet James Mersmann reads a moving poem about the gentle passing of his mother at age 90, following a stroke. (Not yet broadcast.)
