Steam Rising Up from the Soul

Dialogues with cab drivers, dedications to her cat.
The art & act of writing.
Learning to love oneself.
Pain & rage at war, the violation of body & soul, civilian & soldier.

Karen Ethelsdattar's new collection gathers poems written over several decades & deepens her exploration of politics of the heart.

Karen not only writes about spirit and Earth, she writes as spirit, as Earth


Praise for Ethelsdattar's first two books:

"Thank you for your most amazing and beautiful poem, "Earthwalking," Thank you for receiving and writing it, and for sending it to me. The gift of receiving words for my own half-conscious experience . . . .Your book of poems is absolutely exquisite, a joy to read, a pleasure for the soul and the senses. I cannot thank you enough for sending it to me. I have enjoyed sharing it among my friends, and they thank you, too:

- Joanna Macy, author of World as Lover, World as Self

"Thanks so much for Earthwalking. I love the poems and their spirits. The work is an inspiration to me."

"I love 'I am my own angel' & many more . . . all for that matter. 'The soul of a sweater' & 'My Body' so clearly articulate the sacredness of this world. Bravo to you! "

- Shaun McNiff, author of Earth Angels