"a mix of pithy poems, some profound and others amusing.”

We are all better for seeing ourselves through her eyes

Len Lawson


...honors the past with precise imagery and controlled musical language.

Sandy Coomer


Stanard digs deep past the dirt to the truth.

Charlotte Morgan


Poems by Bonnie Stanard

Designs by Giovanni Batista d'Antonio Braccelli 

Published by Belle Isle Books


Poetry Recognition


Rash Award Finalist 2018

USC Sumter’s Medical Humanities Writing Award 2011

River Poets Journal Short Poem Contest First Place 2008

Knock magazine Ecolit Contest First Place 2008

Marsh Hawk Book Contest Finalist 2008

Pushcart Nomination 2007


Sample titles from Book

Curious Design

historical sketches, contemporary verses


Bonnie R. Stanard

Writer

Copyright Bonnie Stanard

Monday Morning Service

Shades of Gospel

Country Song of Carolina
Crossroads Store
Ironing Clothes

Time Carries All Things Away

Time Carries All Things Away

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