A Prairie Poet Laureate

During a recent supper at a friend’s, the subject of books was brought up. Scanning her bookshelf, the hostess mentioned a book of poems her cousin had written. That tweaked my interest! "Your cousin, you say?" “Yeah, my cousin’s hubby.” "Well then, let's have a peek." I skim through its pages, and become engrossed. It grips me, holds me, and utterly intrigues me! It’s like nothing I have read for some period of time. It is absolutely insightful, revealing, eloquent poetry. It’s about farming prior to the Agri- operations of today. It is a charming insight into all those seasons and events that occur during a lifetime of toil and affirmation. If you have any affinity for the soil, the seasons, or animal husbandry on the prairies, then this is your bond of kinship with that time. You will delight in these heart rending soliloquys, as they course through your veins. After years of these poems riding around in the toolbox of his tractor, Terry has dusted off the topsoil and polished up his work to be shared in a book. It is titled “Big Thoughts from a Small Farmer” 1988 -1999. It was written by Terry Jacobson who farms near Wales, North Dakota, just beyond Maida. I highly recommend this publication which can be had from the following Website:

Click here>>.http://www.npsas.org/

Then go to: NEWS & EVENTS
go to:….Newsletters
Then go to the topic:…. “Evolution” by Terry Jacobson
& sample the poetry.