Ballad to an Iowa Farmer and Other Reflections

Ballad to an Iowa Farmer and Other Reflections contains nearly fifty of Clark Mollenhoff's most memorable poems. In addition to the title poem, a moving tribute to Iowa's agrarian pioneers, the book includes poems such as “Tommy”, written early in Mollenhoff's career. Many of the poems describe scenes of an Iowa childhood; others convey the emotions of a youn serviceman, away from home for the first time. Here are the experiences of a good friend, a loving parent, a mourning survivor of war, poems that capture a mood or portray a scene in language straight from the heartland.