"The alliterative title draws us into this thoughtful collection of poems. Women Weaving Words will appeal to your grey matter and touch the chords of your heart. These four distinctly different individuals, each with her own voice, come together with a compelling blend of tones and emotions. Enjoy the subtle bite in Linda Peterson's work, as she 'kills her darlings' of the poetic rather than human variety, or as she considers 'the crumped corpse of a glove.' Laura Dempsey's memories may be her own, but they strike a universal note for women. She documents aging, loss of faculties and dying from the point of view of a caregiver, with grace, sensitivity, and no hint of the maudlin. Loss also appears in Cathy Ready's poetry - a lifetime of sadness over the loss of a baby brother, the 'moments from breath to breath' as the writer considers her own death, and the helpless frustration over a teenage child led astray. Remembering is also part of Anne Kirkaldy's landscape. She thinks of her mother on family camping trips, to whom it is no holiday to cook and clean up after a large family, under primitive conditions. She also recalls intimidating mountains, a bleak winter beach, and hears the cry of an isolated and unknown woman. These words are all interwoven to make a strong whole, which will stay with you long after the last page has been turned."-- back cover.