Kathie Rampton Rockwood

KATHIE RAMPTON ROCKWOOD, mother of four, lives in Salt Lake City. She gradu￾ated 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 

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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 

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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— 

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