Writing about life's absurdities, Betsy Johnson-Miller infuses her lines with a winning sense of eros. In this beautifully crafted collection, she explores the fragile grace earned by finding a necessary voice in contrasts: mother/daughter, husband/wife, humor/sadness, faith/skepticism, the world of the flesh/the world of the spirit, and so much more.
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Rain When You Want Rain is a subtle and pleasing first full-length collection. Johnson-Miller has the great gift of knowing that by not insisting on trying to say everything, she finds, over and over again, a way to say just what is required. Her poems, in Shakespeare's words, by indirections find directions out. It has been a long time since I have encountered a poet who writes so well about life's absurdities, or who can infuse her lines with such a winning sense of eros. --Richard Tillinghast
What I love most about Betsy Johnson-Miller's work is perhaps best exemplified in a line from her poem, "The liturgy of the table," where she reluctantly acknowledges her mother's influence by writing "to love in our religion is to never say anything." But something must always be said, and in Rain When You Want Rain, Johnson-Miller searches for the necessary voice in contrasts. This collection is a beautifully crafted exploration of the fragile grace earned when that voice is found. --Bob Gray
Rain When You Want Rain is a subtle and pleasing first full-length collection. Johnson-Miller has the great gift of knowing that by not insisting on trying to say everything, she finds, over and over again, a way to say just what is required. Her poems, in Shakespeare's words, by indirections find directions out. It has been a long time since I have encountered a poet who writes so well about life's absurdities, or who can infuse her lines with such a winning sense of eros. --Richard Tillinghast
What I love most about Betsy Johnson-Miller's work is perhaps best exemplified in a line from her poem, "The liturgy of the table," where she reluctantly acknowledges her mother's influence by writing "to love in our religion is to never say anything." But something must always be said, and in Rain When You Want Rain, Johnson-Miller searches for the necessary voice in contrasts. This collection is a beautifully crafted exploration of the fragile grace earned when that voice is found. --Bob Gray
Rain When You Want Rain is a subtle and pleasing first full-length collection. Johnson-Miller has the great gift of knowing that by not insisting on trying to say everything, she finds, over and over again, a way to say just what is required. Her poems, in Shakespeare's words, by indirections find directions out. It has been a long time since I have encountered a poet who writes so well about life's absurdities, or who can infuse her lines with such a winning sense of eros. --Richard Tillinghast
About the Author
Betsy Johnson-Miller lives in Minnesota with her husband and two children. She received her MFA in poetry from Bennington College and her Masters of Divinity in theology from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. She has worked as a pastor and is currently teaching at the College of St. Benedict and St. John s University. In addition to writing poetry, Betsy has published a youth novel entitled, The Bracelet.
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