Survival Songs - Softcover

Survival Songs is a collection of poetry by author Meggie C. Royer. The poems and prose in Survival Songs are clear and concise. Grounded through experiences, Royer's evocative poems cast a knowing eye on the wider world, telling us what it’s like to be displaced and replaced, used and abused. Her poems are suffused with a graceful, mysterious pathos and longing. Survival Songs is a remarkable debut.

Meggie Royer is a writer and photographer in small-town Ames, Iowa, where corn and unexpected weather are abundant. Her poetry deals with complicated relationships and a plethora of social issues. Her work has been published in Lost Freedom Magazine, Scratchpad, Winter Tangerine Review, Words Dance Magazine, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2013 National Catalog, and more. In March 2013, her writing portfolio won a National Silver Medal in the 2013 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and her poetry collection won a National Gold Medal.