{"product_id":"old-times","title":"Old Times","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarsha Howland\u003c\/strong\u003e has been writing poems since she was in elementary school. She’s fond of saying we’re all lucky that none of those verses survived. (One has lasted since high school.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eShe graduated from Wellesley College in 1973, having majored in English literature with a concentration in the seventeenth century. Not long after, she became a sports reporter at a newspaper on the North Shore of Boston.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAfter a career in writing, editing, and communications, Marsha returned to her first love, poetry. Her poems have been published in \u003ci\u003eBeyond Queer Words, 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Edition;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFathers, In Fragments\u003c\/i\u003e (Beyond Words Press); \u003ci\u003eHalf and One; The Gramercy Review; The Bluebird Word; The Ravens Perch;\u003c\/i\u003e the moon issue of The Black and White poetry series; \u003ci\u003eThe American Journal of Nursing;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWaves, \u003c\/i\u003ethe online anthology of A Room of Her Own (AROHO).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAs a senior at Wellesley, Marsha won the college’s Academy of American Poets prize. Also at Wellesley, she had the privilege and joy of studying with award-winning poets David Ferry and Frank Bidart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eHer responsibilities in life’s journey include instantly meeting the needs of two elder cats, Jem and Scout. And occasionally writing poems about birds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 48 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (October 5, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54357936406712,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/howland_front.jpg?v=1792096345","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/old-times","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}