Coffee at Hilde’s

About the Book

Watching lovers on Commercial Street, walking the autumn in Beech Forest, collecting a garden in a scarf, and beholding the great expanse of clouds above a Midwest farm these are all experiences shared by four women on Wednesday mornings at Hilde’s, over coffee and with stashes of poetry in their bags. Each has a different lifestyle, yet all have been drawn to Provincetown. Here, they have found that through their poetry, they are not so different after all.

About the Author

Hilde Oleson is a woman of many words. In her ninety years, she has cared for children, horses, cats, and dogs. Daughter of a preacher, Hilde fires her own way through family, independence, and a never ending creativity that her poetry reflects.

Lorraine Kujawa is a woman of few words, but in her words she travels through life changes—from teaching school to her coming out. She enjoys the blessings of having arrived in Provincetown with its beauty and human encounters.

Pat Lombardi, a chemist and a technical writer by education and experience, writes of all that astounds her in nature. She reflects on the beauty of the natural world of Provincetown and how it touches our lives.

Margaret Phillips looks back on growing up in the Midwest by remembering her grandparents’ Indiana farm, the garden, the buildings, the round of the seasons, and the beauty of a way of life. She is the 2013 Cultural Center of Cape Cod Poetry Contest Regional Winner.