TRAFFIC STOP, Poems by JANET RUTH HELLER

Traffic Stop (Finishing Line Press, 2011) contains some of Heller’s best poems written from the 1970s to 2009. Themes include being an assertive nontraditional woman, having close relationships, teaching college English and women's studies, loving nature, traveling, being involved in the anti-Vietnam War movement, mourning her father's death, experiencing folk music at different stages of her life, and being an artist/entertainer/writer.

Enjoy these poems that tell rich tales of rebellion, budding sexuality, and academic life--all told
with humor, wit, and grace.
--Patricia Clark, author of She Walks into the Sea, My Father on a Bicycle, North of Wondering, and Sunday Rising

Janet Heller’s Traffic Stop is not only an interesting but an abiding collection.  Her poems are set in the rich history of what began as the Women’s Movement, which helped to give many women the positions and earnings they deserved.  These pieces speak of what the author and other women stand for, how they have patiently worked toward equality; and it reminds us about what is often taken for granted today. What I love most about these poems is their womanly strength.  
--Judith Minty, author of Walking with the Bear, Dancing the Fault, Yellow Dog Journal, Lake Songs and Other Fears, In the Presence of Mothers, Counting the Losses, The Mad Painter Poems

You can order Traffic Stop from Amazon and from Finishing Line Press for $15.50 per copy, which includes postage.  The ISBN-10 is 1-59924-752-6, and the ISBN-13 is 978-1-59924-752-6.  See http://www.finishinglinepress.com/product_info.php?cPath=2&products_id=437