As a reader of Betty Beer's poetry for many years, I found Draw Near delightful. Written with a painter's eye, Beer's carefully composed images reveal keen observations about visual art, her community, and the people within it. I appreciate her cascades of lovely phrases, such as the way she transforms a snowfall into a "wastefulness of white." I also admire the skill with which she crafts lines, especially in poems like "Mississippi Flood Brings an Epiphany" and "If You Were Michelangelo." If you want poems that will teach you how to frame life's simple and sometimes unforgettable moments, read this chapbook today.
- Christine Stewart-Nuñez
Poet Laureate Emeritus of South Dakota
The Poet & The Architect
