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A Prairie Prayer expands the descriptions of modern farm/ranch life with
an appreciation for the past and a wry wit honed by the lonely winds of the
prairie. Roseland's poems describe a life connected to the land.
Once again it has been a pleasure to serve as Bruce Roseland's editor, for
in every way, A Prairie Prayer is a successful companion volume to his
first book, The Last Buffalo. His rootedness, his honesty and directness,
and his understanding of the changes that have been occurring in the rural Dakotas
remain constant, but if the landscape here is a familiar one, the stories are
new and compelling. People living in this part of the country, in particular,
can be thankful for the kind of record Bruce Roseland has provided; readers
everywhere can appreciate these thoroughly human perspectives and their celebration
of the prairie land and people.
----Mark Vinz, Professor of Mass Communication, Minnesota State University,
Moorhead
About the Author
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Bruce Roseland was born on a cold November morning in 1951 in
central South Dakota where he has spent his entire life except for attending
college. After 2 1/2 years at South Dakota State University, he transferred
to the University of North Dakota, earning both bachelor's and master's
degrees, finishing in 1980. About that time, however, he made the decision
to return to the family farm and become the fourth generation operator
of it. He and his wife Barbara (Logan) from Devils Lake, ND, have spent
their lives and raised their two sons, Aaron and Adam, on the home place. Roseland garnered to honors with his first book, The Last Buffalo, published by the North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies in 2006. In 2007 he accepted the Western Heritage Wrangler Award presented by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. |
About the Illustrator
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Marie Louise Tesch grew up on a farm on the eastern side of the state and graduated from South Dakota State University with B.A. and M.A. degrees. Since 1985 she has lived “West River” in the beautiful Black Hills. She earns her daily bread by teaching piano lessons. www.marielouisetesch.com
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