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Everything's a Verb (MVP)

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She knows how to use language! Read these poems outloud, to yourself or to anyone! I read this over and over. She tells what it's like to be a girl, a woman, a musician, a lover.

It's a nice thing when you can get the stories of poems. There were several times when this was true with Everything's a Verb. Meemorable stories and memorable lines and images within the poems. Stories of a young girl changing and rechanging clothes before school while her father shouts for her to hurry up, the anecdote of an uncle who wasn't cut out for farm life and his frugal father, told to a young girl as a way to get here to be more responsible. These are only stories from two poems, but I finished reading this book feeling like I had a slice of North Dakota life, and a slice of the poet's life: extraoridnary, complex, and poetic.

I had the opportunity to be taught under Deb Marquart and all I can say is she's terrific! EVERYTHING'S A VERB shows that she practices what she teaches, relating some of her real life experiences into her poetry. I was pretty mesmerized by her writing. To this day, I still love "Getting Ready," and wish I could write something are great as that. I would recommend this to anyone who loves poetry. Deb has a great gift, and I'm sure right now she's "being-have."