Down to the Quick

From the battles for civil rights and equal rights to war and its aftermath to the enduring tragedies of drugs racism poverty and disease that play out daily in American cities to the interior dramas of her life Nancy Scott opens our eyes through the compassionate lens of her poetry. With a deceptively stoical tone Down to the Quick reveals a sharp-eyed poets sensibility deftly applied to the social realities and cultural shocks of the second half of the American century. Sander Zulauf Editor Journal of New Jersey Poets Nancy Scotts poems - always precise and polished - reflect her love for language that is alive and charged with meaning. Her work is guided by a moral vision that leads her to understand and empathize with people who are hurt forgotten and victimized. After reading her poems we come away with a greater awareness and understanding of our endless human connections. Sam Longmire Editor Out of Line Nancy Scotts Down to the Quick is a powerful collection of poems that evoke images of passion and loss pain and joy survival and death. Her book presents vivid emotionally charged pictures of an era some forty years ago as well as scenes from present life dramatic moments made real and meaningful in her skillful conversion of plain-spoken language into wonderful poetry. Poet Jean Hollanders most recent publication is a verse translation of Dantes Commedia published by Doubleday.