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Blue Ribbons
at the County Fair
by Ellaraine Lockie
PWJ Publishing
ISBN Number: 0939221454
Price:  $10.00
+ shipping & handling
Ellaraine Lockie is the recipient of the 2008 Writecorner Press Poetry Prize and the
2007 Elizabeth R. Curry Prize.. Her four previous chapbooks are:  Midlife Muse,
Crossing the Center Line, Coloring Outside the Lines and Finishing Lines. Her
poetry has appeared in journals, anthologies, magazines and broadsheets in the
U.S., Canada, England, Ireland and Greece. Six of her poems have been
nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
Ellaraine Lockie once again walks the tight rope between poetry that is accessible and ethereal - poetry that is at once plain
spoken and musical.

- Charles P. Ries, The Guild of Outsider Writers! (first appeared in Chiron Review)
Blue Ribbons at the County Fair is a fiercely beautiful and quietly angry collection rendered in language that is as rocky as the
Montana landscape. It is highly recommended not only to those with an interest in contemporary women writers, but for
readers who love the American West and are eager to read more from its talented, but often underrepresented, authors.

- JoSelle Vanderhooft, The Pedestal Magazine
 
 
Reviews
Ellaraine is a true independent, unfazed by literary convention . . .   She is one of the best, & Blue Ribbons at the County Fair is
essential Lockie, worth twice the price.

- Eric Greinke, Presa Press
Her poems speak of times that have changed, relationships that have been lost, memories that have been tenaciously
hoarded. These memories are like flowers pressed between the pages of a book; they are the
book lyrically and exquisitely written - a celebration of many years, many blue ribbons won at the county fair.

- David Fraser, Ascent Aspirations
After finishing the chapbook, it’s clear why she’s received so many awards and Pushcart nominations. Her poetry is
exceptional.

- Laurel Johnson, Midwest Book Review