Mississippi Meanderings by Barb Geiger

“Here in Barbara Geiger’s dynamic and reflective poems are the music and the pull of the Mississippi River from its “heartwaters” to the river’s end where it “transforms to saltwater sea.” This reading adventure took me from the confines of my easy chair into the meandering heart of America’s most iconic river.”

–Margaret Rozga, Wisconsin Poet Laureate, 2019-2020, author of Holding My Selves Together: New & Selected Poems

“The flow of poetry and the flow of the Mississippi River merge together in strikingly natural lyricism in Barbara Geiger’s book, Mississippi Meanderings. Geiger has not only watched the river, but she’s been in it and on it as she traveled by kayak down its length. This experience turns into expression as Geiger gives the reader poem postcards of the unforgettable and unpredictable river.”

–Kathie Giorgio, author of All Told and If You Tame Me, among others

“Barb Geiger’s poems, like the Mississippi River itself, move along from gentle headwaters to natural wonders, to the folk who reside along the banks. Through Geiger’s poetry, we get to poke along with the river and the kayakers, exploring things travelers not on the river don’t get to experience. Here’s the best chance to see the Mississippi from an entirely new and delightful perspective.”

–Mary Ann Noe, author of “To Know Her”