Whispers of Song

From watching a sunset to listening to the waves of the surf to remembering the river of your childhood, Nancy C. Allen's poems put everyday feelings into focus. Through poetry and photographs "Whispers of Song" is a remarkable celebration of nature, everyday life, and honoring the ancestors who came before and paved the way for our future. Now, more than even is the perfect time to sit and reflect our everyday experiences. Paired with the photography of her nephew Vincent Lee Smith who, for most of the photos, used his mother's old twin lens reflex camera that her brother Pierce brought back from Korea. So it's a family affair come full unbroken circle. "Whispers of Song" celebrates Nancy C. Allen's rural upbringing, her heritage, her family, her experiences and her book allows us a space to contemplate our shared world. For those photographers willing to go the next step she even offers space for them to scrapbook their own photos using her poem descriptions as a gentle jumping off point of discovery. Read more