Essence, the first full-length book of poetry by Peggy Trojan, grasps us by the hand and walks us through a journey of life's lessons, love lost, and lucid landscapes. These poems weave a tale full of familial recollections and reflections upon growing up, times when we carried dreams by the handle and believed we owned the moonlight. Trojan reminisces on the insecurities of one's self, and we cannot leave her eloquent words without feeling as if we, too, have transformed into something beautifully new.Essence is published by Portage Press and supported by Portage Magazine.

Essence

Literature & Fiction

Trojan, Peggy

Poetry

Portage Press

Poetry, both published and unpublished, written by Peggy Trojan from 2010-2018 have been collected in one volume. Peggy's poems deal with parents, grandparents, growing up in a small Wisconsin town during WWII, and growing old in a house built by her, her husband, and her father in the woods of northern Wisconsin. Peggy has won numerous awards for her work in regional and national publications and contests.

All that Matters

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Peggy Trojan was there on the Home Front, an eight to twelve year old girl from northwest Wisconsin as the world was burning ( Winter Hill 1943 ) thousands of miles away. We see through her eyes as she witnesses the heroes at home ( Home Front ), the rationing and the tragedy of neighbors switching the Blue Star for the Gold Star in the window. These are poems of great tenderness and simplicity, powerfully remembered... the girls played house and the boys played war ( Playtime ). Bruce Dethlefsen Wisconsin Poet Laureate (2011-2012) author of Small Talk, Little Eagle Press Peggy Trojan's poetry is straightforward and focused, yet lyrical and poignant. Through clean images and sharp details, she takes us to a time when war was a daily reality. This book is both a poetic and historical treasure. Jan Chronister Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College author of Target Practice, Parallel Press What a pleasure this collection is! Clear-eyed and perceptive, these narrative poems in Homefront by Peggy Trojan tell the story of a child in small Midwestern town during World WWII: the music, the girls playing jacks, the buttons on underwear, the ration books, the small town general store, and for the first time/ questioning if man was kind. It s a chronicle of the war effort, and readers will be delighted with the sharp images of growing up, the privations and pleasures, the interesting portraits of people, and the news dispatches of the war and Holocaust seen through the eyes of a child. Every poem is necessary to this collection, and each captures a time and a place, returning to us the stories and strengths of our parents and grandparents. She paints with words, and her language is both plain-spoken and beautiful and full of pathos. These poems are lit with love. Sheila Packa Duluth Poet Laureate 2010-2012 author of Night Train Red Dust, Cloud Birds, and Echo &amp; Lightning

HOMEFRONT: CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF WWII (Evening Street Press Chapbooks)

Contemporary

Evening Street Press

Young readers will be introduced to childhood without video games or cell phones, while seniors - especially those from small towns - will revel in memories of chores and the many ways children entertained themselves. The collection is as tasty as the potatoes retrieved from a charcoal fire after sledding in the snow - Wilda Morris, Editor, Wilda Morris Poetry Challenge

Free Range Kids: Poems by Peggy Trojan (Evening Street Press Chapbooks)

Grigsby, Gordon

Bergmann, Barbara

Self-Help

Relationships

Independently published

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