Words, Words, Words

Praise for Geneva B. Politzer"Beautiful! You're the next Mary Oliver." --Katherine Parr McFarland, Ph.D., Emeritus of English Education, Shippensburg University"How wonderful to read some of your poetry again!" --Bev Motich, Adjunct Instructor, Messiah College"Beautiful thoughts in your words!" --Muriel Miller-Bronakoski"A perfect balance of bitter Truth and sweet Hope. Homage to the Oracle!"--David Reed, Director-at-Large at Aythos"Your poetry is good for my soul!"--Nancy Brusseau Marshall"You have such a gift, Geneva. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I look forward to your daily poems, and that's from someone who has never really been a 'poetry person'."--Deb Stille"You have always had that kind of talent that deserves to be heard by others (or read). Your poetry has always called to me in the same way as poetry from the best minds and biggest hearts."--Marlene Csiky"Such a gift!"--Dorothy E. Everhart, Part-time Chaplain, Hospice for All SeasonsWords, Words, Words is the first volume in Geneva B. Politzer's poetry collection. About Geneva B. PolitzerChild of the 60s, Geneva B. Politzer grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, where she studied history and creative writing at UC Davis. She spent 10 years as associate editor of American History magazine.Her three sons, Steve, Dave, and Michael, who sadly died at age 18, are the love of her life.Geneva's a founding member of Unitarian Universalists of the Cumberland Valley (UUCV) where she served as worship associate and sang in the choir.Ms. Politzer has been writing poetry since she was age nine. Her subjects range from deep thought to ludicrous limerick to making peace with pain. Ultimately, she believes it's all about love.Geneva was diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)/Parkinson's Disease the day after her youngest son died. However, it wasn't until 2017 that she picked up a pen and answered the challenge of a fellow poet and lifetime friend, to write a poem a day for 31 days. Numerous requests from Facebook friends who followed these daily posts led to 365 poems. The first volume is in your hand. Volume 2 is already in the works.Stand by...