"This honest and haunting collection of poems follows the loss of the poet’s only son to heroin addiction. St. Germain takes us through the stages of her grief and offers no false promises or simple answers. These narrative-driven poems are a compelling and compassionate look into addiction and the effect it has on a family."
Let it be a Dark Roux(1st Edition) New and Selected Poems by SherylSt. Germain Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 2007 by Autumn House ISBN-13: 978-1-932870-16-9, ISBN: 1-932870-16-4
"Winner of the Louisiana Writer Award (2018) In this retrospective collection, Sheryl St. Germain sings of her New Orleans upbringing, the Cajun/Creole culture, and the struggles of being a woman in a decaying culture."
"Forty-six writers explore the range of the contemporary essay: Dorothy Allison, Jimmy Santiago Baca, John Biguenet, Tom Bissell, Greg Bottoms, Joy Castro, Toi Derricotte, Brian Doyle, Gretel Ehrlich, Jane Fishman, Melanie Dylan Fox, David Gessner, Derek Green, John Haines, Linda Hogan, Barbara Hurd, Robert Isenberg, Lori Jakiela, Jamaica Kincaid, Elizabeth Kirschner, Amanda Leskovac, Phillip Lopate, BK Loren, Jo McDougall, Debra Marquar ..."
50 Miles by SherylSt. Germain Paperback, 198 Pages, Published 2020 by Etruscan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9997534-4-6, ISBN: 0-9997534-4-4
"Fifty Miles is a memoir in linked essays that addresses addiction and alcoholism. The book traces the life and death of the author’s son, Gray, a talented but troubled young man, to a drug overdose at thirty, as well as the author’s own recovery from substance abuse."
How Heavy the Breath of God(1st Edition) (Texas Poets, No 5) by SherylSt. Germain Paperback, 66 Pages, Published 1994 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-929398-68-6, ISBN: 0-929398-68-8
"These poems celebrate and consecrate the physical world, moving from exotic to familiar locations, from the jungles of Ecuador and Mayan ruins in Central America to the rural lands and flooding creeks of Texas."
Navigating Disaster(1st Edition) Sixteen Essays of Love and a Poem of Despair by SherylSt. Germain Paperback, 148 Pages, Published 2012 by Louisiana Literature Press ISBN-13: 978-0-945083-34-4, ISBN: 0-945083-34-3
"Sheryl St. Germain's Navigating Disaster: Sixteen Essays of Love and a Poem of Despair. Page by page in the collection, St. Germain's writing illustrates the strength and resiliency of the human spirit. Whether examining the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the struggles of raising a child who s battling chemical dependency, or the search for voice in art, Sheryl St. Germain faces life with extraordinary honesty and an unrelenting drive ..."
"Writing programs in prisons and rehabilitation centers have proven time and again to be transformative and empowering for people in need. Halfway houses, hospitals, and shelters are all fertile ground for healing through the imagination and can often mean the difference for inmates and patients between just simply surviving and truly thriving. It is in these settings that teachers and their students need reading that nourishes the soul ..."
The Journals of Scheherazade(1st Edition) by SherylSt. Germain Paperback, 78 Pages, Published 1996 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-010-5, ISBN: 1-57441-010-5
"In this collection of poetry the author finds, in the character of Scheherazade, a metaphor for what it means to write. The voices of these poems are deeply female, whether they be those of daughters, lovers or mothers; they remind us that the difficult truths of the imagination are rooted in the body. Here are poems that find love and redemption in darkness, intelligence and emotion in the erotic."
"Yes, there is barbecue, but that’s just one course of the meal. With Vinegar and Char the Southern Foodways Alliance celebrates twenty years of symposia by offering a collection of poems that are by turns as sophisticated and complex, as vivid and funny, and as buoyant and poignant as any SFA gathering.The roster of contributors includes Natasha Trethewey, Robert Morgan, Atsuro Riley, Adrienne Su, Richard Blanco, Ed Madden, Nikky Finney ..."
Swamp Songs(1st Edition) by SherylSt.Germain Hardcover, 228 Pages, Published 2003 by University Of Utah Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87480-743-1, ISBN: 0-87480-743-3
"New Orleans native St. Germain (English, Iowa State U.) shares personal essays about her hometown and the surrounding swampland, and losses in her own life and community. She incorporates what she sees as aspects of the Deep South the power of water, a love of the sensuous, a sense of the dramatic, dysfunctional family life, and having "a highly evolved sense of tragedy and, out of a need for survival, humor." Some of the essays appeare ..."
How Heavy the Breath of God (TEXAS POETS SERIES) by SherylSt. Germain Hardcover, 66 Pages, Published 1994 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-929398-72-3, ISBN: 0-929398-72-6
"These poems celebrate and consecrate the physical world, moving from exotic to familiar locations, from the jungles of Ecuador and Mayan ruins in Central America to the rural lands and flooding creeks of Texas."
Going Home (Perivale Poetry Chapbooks, Number 3) by SherylSt. Germain Paperback, 19 Pages, Published 1989 by Perivale Press ISBN-13: 978-0-912288-29-1, ISBN: 0-912288-29-9
The Mask of Medusa (Women Writers Chapbook) by SherylSt. Germain Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 1987 by Cross-Cultural Communications ISBN-13: 978-0-89304-430-5, ISBN: 0-89304-430-X
Metamorphoses Poems by SherylSt. Germain, Art by Janet Morgan (Paperback) by St. Germain, Sheryl, Morgan, Janet 80 Pages, Published 2020 by Art And Adventures ISBN-13: 978-1-73470-291-0, ISBN: 1-73470-291-5