Maine Memories

About the Book

If you’ve always wanted to travel through Maine, from its unique coastline to its rugged mountains, or wish to remember past visits to this special place, let “Maine Memories” transport you. This book of poetry has something for everyone. Let its glorious post card display of Maine’s unique beauty, take you on a scenic journey in verse, from the mountains of Maine, inland north and west, to the towns of Danforth and Belgrade. Let it take you all the way to the coast of Maine, from the mid-coast town of Camden, to the far flung islands of Acadia. Journey into the Bar Harbor Region with its mountains and tall white lighthouses. Enjoy the highlights of the seasons: autumn, winter, summer and spring. Follow, reader, on a journey along coastal and inland roads with their magnificent ocean views and snow draped scenery, transporting you through the quiet solitude of Maine. Anyone who has enjoyed staying in Vacationland, will no doubt enjoy reading “Maine Memories”.

About the Author

Dorothy Gross has been writing poetry since she was a teenager. Her fi rst poem, ‘Nature’s Lullaby,’ was written while she was a Junior at Haverford High School in Pennsylvania. Published then in the school quarterly, Pen and Ink, the poem has since been reworked and appears in its fi nal form in this book, as the poem ‘Adieu.’ Gross’s poetry has appeared in Maine Life Magazine, Bittersweet Magazine, and in Grits, as well as in the Advertiser Democrat, a weekly newspaper located in Norway, Maine. In addition to writing poetry, the author wrote articles for the Sun Journal, a regional newspaper located in Lewston, Maine. Her human interest and history articles have appeared in the Advertiser Democrat, The Bangor Daily News, and in Maine Life Magazine. Gross is a member of Th e Academy of American Poets, and her poem, ‘Th e Gem,’ was published in the anthology, “Dimensions of Thought,” in 1979.