Abstract:
The poems in Poems from the Shoebox were not written originally for
publication, but rather from a need to express joy, pain, discovery,
meditation, and conclusions. They were therefore stashed away in a
shoebox that survived many relocations and stages of life from
teenage years through retirement. When she transferred the poems from
shoebox to a computer file, Nell Wiser discovered that they seemed to
be almost a poetic autobiography which was categorical rather than
chronological. Many of these expressions of thought and feeling are
universal and may be reflected in your own life experiences. Others
are unique to the perceptions of the poet.