Transmit True and Brightly

NANCY SUMMERS (1940-2000)

Poetry from 40 years of writing by Midwestern mystic and musician, spiritual leader and mother, Nancy Summers - edited by her son, John-Brian Paprock. Over 150 poems are gathered into seven chapters. From Nancy's youth in Oak Park, Illinois during the middle class 1950s through the 1960s in the urban centers of Los Angeles and Chicago, she wrote during the most transformative time in America. After personal tragedy, she landed with her children in Madison, Wisconsin in the 1970s - her physical home for the rest of her life. Her spiritual home was in Orthodox Christianity. She became a spiritual light, a leader and mentor, dispersing the darkness of this world. This collection deserves a place in American literature and in the hearts of all who encounter it.