Kathie Rampton Rockwood
KATHIE RAMPTON ROCKWOOD, mother of four, lives in Salt Lake City. She graduated from the University of Utah, attended language institutes at Yale University and the University of Vienna, and was employed as a flight attendant by Pan American Airways. She is currently working on a novel based on her experiences living abroad.
Pruned
Articles/Essays – Volume 21, No. 1
I have always been a flowering vine,
Seeking new trellises to trail on,
Climbing ladders to the sky,
Lusting over neighbor fences
To Watch a Daughter Die
Articles/Essays – Volume 21, No. 1
To watch a daughter die —
One could practice a lifetime
And never do it well.
The labored hell
Prayer of a Novice Rebel
Articles/Essays – Volume 21, No. 1
Don’t try to drop little nuggets.
Please, Sir, I mean.
Or give me too much of a sign.
I don’t want a sign now—