The Elk in the Glade

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Synopsis

"Bruce E. Whitacre's collection, The Elk in the Glade, is a lovely and loving celebration of his remarkable great grandmother, Jennie Hicks's, life and art, and an inspiring example of how a woman's artistic discipline gave her the courage and insight to transcend the hardships of the Nebraska frontier." Ladette Randolph, Editor in Chief, Ploughshares

Based on personal memories and family oral history, Whitacre’s debut collection of sixteen poems traces the life and legacy of a family matriarch, his paternal great-grandmother, Jennie Hicks. The daughter of American pioneers, she marries a successful farmer, bearing him three girls, seeing them all married, only to outlive him and the farm. Once again alone and facing hardship, she transforms an almost forgotten hobby, her young girl dream, into a brilliant thirty-year career as a successful landscape painter, the future pride of her hometown, Farnam, Nebraska, and an important figure in American art. Lovers of American history, art, and strong female characters will enjoy these chronicles in verse.

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Author Biography

Bruce E. Whitacre is the author of The Elk in the Glade: The World of Pioneer and Painter Jennie Hicks, which was a BookLife Editors Pick, and won 2nd Place in Contemporary Poetry from The BookFest 2023. His poems appear in such anthologies I Wanna Be Loved by You: Poems on Marilyn Monroe, The Wonders of Winter, Castles and Courtyards, and the craft book, The Strategic Poet, as well as numerous journals and magazines. His book, Good Housekeeping, will be published by Poets Wear Prada in 2024. More at www.brucewhitacre.com

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I have been heartened by reader reactions to Jennie's story. Here's one of my Amazon reviews: "This book is a transporting read- full of color, sweet and instructive. With agile and dexterous strokes, Bruce fleshes out the world and art of his great-grandmother, Jennie Hicks- a strong, creative, and resilient artist and pioneer in turn-of the century Nebraska. I was deeply moved by it." Jennie's journey is a pioneer story, yes, but it's also about anyone who perseveres to make dreams come true. Enjoy!

Book Excerpt

The Elk in the Glade

n putting these stories down on paper, yes, I have taken some liberties. I have also sometimes felt a guiding hand, a muted whisper, a shaking head, a presence that endures, as all our dead do. And so the conversation continues.

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Bruce E Whitacre

The Elk in the Glade

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