If I Could Speak in Silk

About the Book

Praise for If I Could Speak in Silk by Judy Johns:

“This book begins with a poem with highly imaginative phrasing, superb clarity, and tight-fisted economy of words. As the book progresses, the author holds the reader’s attention closely with graphic imagery and excellent word choice.

Throughout, the author demonstrates wonderful insight. What separates this author from the herd is a willingness to speak of the inner life and to do it so grippingly that the reader must look at his or her own life for comparative wisdom.”

JohnOttley, Midwest Poetry Review

About the Author

Judy Johns of Pleasant View, Utah, was Named Utah Poet of the Year for 2003, and was named Best Of State in Utah in Literature in 2004 for her collection of Poems If I Could Speak in Silk. Judy teaches English at a Utah university. She and her husband Roger have six children and nineteen grandchildren.

Prior to becoming a teacher, Judy was a newspaper reporter for 10 years. She is also a freelance writer with articles in magazines such as Woman’s World, Redbook and Homelife. She has won numerous state and national awards for fiction and non-fiction writing, but her first love is writing poetry. Judy looks to her family and friends for inspiration for her poetry.