Kim Roberts is a freelance literary historian, writer, and editor living in Washington, DC, and the author of A Literary Guide to Washington, DC.
By Broad Potomac's Shore is an anthology of 132 poets who were
active in Washington, DC from the city's founding to about 1930,
with a focus on women and minority poets, as well as writers' works
that may have been lost to time.-- "NoVa Mag"
As befits our complicated history, the poems present a remarkable
range of themes about America, from grand to intimate, from wildly
celebratory to scathingly critical.-- "Washington Post Book
Club"
Kim Roberts, once again, shows her skills as Washington D.C.'s
literary historian. Impeccable research and a heart for the past
make Roberts' work shine bright, bringing voices to the page from
the shadows. It's our great good luck to make the acquaintance of
these distinguished poetry ancestors from the early days of our
Capital.
Kim Roberts's By Broad Potomac's Shore confirms why she is called
Washington's literary historian. Informative, heartbreaking, and
filled with delights, Roberts's preface alone is worth reading for
its concise and fascinating history of DC, the first place slavery
officially ended, nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation
took effect. Roberts's anthology covers authors born in the 1750s
to those born before 1900.-- "Delmarva Review"
Roberts has done a masterful job of bringing to life more than 130
poets who were born before 1800 through 1900 and who lived and
worked in Washington. In her thoughtfully crafted introduction, she
sets the stage, describing how DC institutions and historical
events affected society and the arts in the nation's capital. Then,
chronologically and by theme, she presents concise by lively
biographies for each poet--sometimes including contemporaneous
descriptions from newspaper obituaries--and samples of their
works.--Karen Lyon "Hill Rag"
This is a marvelously rich and satisfying project--a comprehensive
treasure trove of poems by poets living in Washington, DC, during
its first one hundred years as the nation's capital. Roberts has
resoundingly achieved her goal in this collection, which includes
sample poems by well over one hundred poets. An impressive job of
research and a valuable contribution to our understanding of
Washington's literary history.--Christopher Sten, author of
Literary Capital: A Washington Reader
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