Dominant Hand

Poetry. DOMINANT HAND is a world filled with the pantomime of love, the trickster coyote, and the conflict between widowed father and concerned grandparents. These poems take place in the seemingly ordinary places of life: houses, gardens, sandboxes and especially doctor's offices. But these places are not ordinary; these are the places where Kerlikowske reveals profound truths that shock and amaze, and put smiles on our faces. Elizabeth Kerlikowske grew up in forests and on lakes in western Michigan. She earned an MA from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and her BA and Ph.D. from Western Michigan University. Currently, Kerlikowske is an English instructor at Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Michigan, where she is the mother of three Scrabble players.