Pageant of a woman

Lodi, CA: AMP Press, 2000. Soft cover. Good. After three decades of bookselling it is astounding that I can pick up an unknown title and still be blown away. Who is this force of nature in my own backyard? Published poet, sure why not. Troubled psychotherapist, what a cliche. Expat, been there and done that. Lyrically written soul searching memoir, that's nice. But a blind woman who paints skillfully (usually acrylic on canvas), now that's amazing. And when you pile all this on just one person it is impressive, leaving one with the feeling it is only the tip of the iceberg of a life exquisitely lived. It is enough to read Fred Rozendal's foreword or Joe Montoya's plug on back cover to draw this conclusion. Book includes poems and several color plates of her paintings. The interior and binding are in as new condition but the covers are heavily scuffed and rubbed. 146 pages.