Queen Palm: A Bermuda Christmas
“A love letter to the author’s Bermudian heritage, this collection celebrates coming home, especially at Christmas. Bermuda is the gift and Miller has wrapped it up beautifully.”
– Tina Stevenson, The Bermudian
In Queen Palm, internationally-published poet Nancy Anne Miller takes readers on a captivating journey into the rich iconography and metaphors of the Christmas season. Through four distinct sections, Miller explores the unique blend of African/English influences found in Bermudian customs, the vibrant and sometimes extravagant American celebrations, the symbolism of Advent, and the poet’s personal creative process. The book concludes with a thought-provoking selection of Biblically-inspired poems.
While delving into the exploration of language and imagery, the poems also carry a spiritual undertone, inviting readers to embark on both a poetic inquiry and a sacred quest. Queen Palm celebrates the power of Christmas as a transformative and introspective time, where the boundaries of poetry and spirituality merge seamlessly.
About the Author
Nancy Anne Miller is a Bermudian poet with ten published collections, including Pink Typewriter (Kelsay Books, April 2023). Her poetry has been published internationally in journals such as Edinburgh Review, Poetry Ireland Review, The Moth, Salzburg Review, Agenda, Stand, Magma, Ambit, The Fiddlehead, Dalhousie Review, The International Literary Quarterly and The Caribbean Writer, among many others. She has an MLitt in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. She organized the Ber-Mused poetry reading for Bermuda’s 400th anniversary in 2009, is a MacDowell Fellow, and Bermuda Arts Council Grant recipient.
Vital Statistics
Imprint: Valley Press
Edition: First (November 2023)
Paperback ISBN: 9781915606372
Catalogue number: VP0223
Page count: 80
Trim size: 198x129mm
