BLUE AIR

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

3 K ate G ale Blue A ir P oems K ate G ale RED HEN PRESS 1995 4 B lue A ir Blue A ir Copyright © 1993, 1995 by Kate Gale All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Cover art by Rachel Hobreigh. Some of these poems have previously appeared in the following periodicals, to whose editors grateful acknowledgement is made: The Academic Forum, The Village Idiot, Soundings East, Inside English, Westwind Review, and Northeast Journal. Acknowledgement is also made to Ben Saltman, Marian Olson, and to Angela Ball at the University of Southern Mississippi. Second Edition ISBN 0-9639528-5-4 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 95-070408 Red Hen Press P.O. Box 304 15333 ShermanWay Van Nuys, CA 91406 5 K ate G ale For Mark who will not be forgotten 6 B lue A ir This page intentionally left blank. ...