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“These Magic Carpets Made of Steel: Amtrak Reminiscences and Ruminations (A Haiku Chapbook)”
by Marta Holliday
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These Magic Carpets Made of Steel is a collection of haiku that, like the famous Arlo Guthrie lyric, celebrates the ordinary and extraordinary experiences of long distance train travel in the unique 5-7-5 rhythm of the traditional haiku poem.This collection is based on my reflections of traveling on the Lake Shore Limited (New York to Chicago) and the Crescent (New York to Birmingham, Alabama). Train travel has of course helped me to stay connected with my family in New York, but it has also been one of my greatest passions since I was a graduate student at the University of Iowa, and later when I began my teaching career at Alabama State University in Montgomery. These poems relive experiences that have been loved (or at least endured) by long distance train travelers, from the anticipation of when you first board, to the sweeping landscapes that passengers see from their windows, to the adventures of being rocked to sleep (whether on a reclining seat or a fold out first class cot, to the frustrations of freight train delays, to the strangers who you bond with for the briefest time that you share on board. #Amtrak #travel #trains #traintravel #rails #railroads #crescenttrain #lakeshorelimited
Marta Holliday is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages and Literatures at Alabama State University, where she has taught since 2011. Dr. Holliday earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Marymount College of Fordham University, and her Master’s and Doctoral Degrees in English and Literary Studies from the University of Iowa. Her writing interests focus on creating haiku that celebrates life in both the Greater New York Area and in her adopted home state of Alabama, as well as her love of train travel.
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