A collection of 39 poems and ballads from Ruth Moore, including "Rocks", "The Offshore Islands," and "Remembrance of a Deserted Coastal Village." Moore finished the writing the book shortly before she passed away in 1989 and it was published posthumously by Blackberry Books in 1990.
The Tired Apple Tree: Poems and Ballads
Written by Ruth Moore
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 134
Genre: Poetry
Ages: All
ISBN: 942396596
Publication Date: 1990
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x .5
Shipping Weight: .50 lbs.
Born and raised in the Maine fishing village of Gotts Island, Ruth Moore (1903–1989) emerged as one of the most important Maine authors of the twentieth century, best known for her authentic portrayals of Maine people and her evocative descriptions of the state. In her time, she was favorably compared to Faulkner, Steinbeck, Caldwell, and O’Connor. She graduated from Albany State Teacher’s College and worked at a variety of jobs in New York, Washington, D.C., and California, including as personal secretary to Mary White Ovington, a founder of the NAACP, and at Reader’s Digest. The Weir, her debut novel in 1943, was hailed by critics and established Moore as an important and popular novelist, but her second novel, Spoonhandle soared to great success, spending fourteen weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. The novel was also made into the movie, Deep Waters. The success of Spoonhandle gave her the financial security to build a house in Bass Harbor and spend the rest of her life writing novels in her home state. Ultimately, she wrote fourteen novels. Moore and her partner, Eleanor Mayo, travelled extensively, but never again lived outside of Maine. Moore died in Bar Harbor in 1989, leaving a nearly unmatched literary legacy.
