Blue Dusk. Madeline DeFrees

* DeFrees was a nun for 38 years. Her tenure at the convent of the Holy Names has served as a recurring metaphor in her poems * This collection gathers 40 years of poetry into one volume. * She studied with some of the premier poets of last century, and taught legions of other younger poets. (She is revered as a caring, wise teacher.) *Convent allowed her a shelter of creative freedom