CIRCLE IN THE SAND - A COLLECTION OF VERSE - BY NAN MARSHALL - CIRCLE IN THE SAND

Sep 29, 2026

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A poetry collection centered on vivid, contemporary verse with a distinctive musical internal rhythm and a persistent sense of romantic longing that remains captivating yet often unfulfilled. Poems balance luster and complexity through a prism-like blend of personality and memory, holding nostalgia and wit in fine tension between passion and detachment. The reading experience unfolds like a narrative pull, carrying forward amid shifting flights of fact and fancy toward the feeling that something significant is happening or will happen.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

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Pages72

Reading Time1 h 51 min

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Contents

Circle in the Sand

About the Author...

Ci R CLEin theS AN D

# IRCLE IN a collection of verseby nan marshall ## CIRCLE IN THE SAND A COLLECTION OF VERSE BY NAN MARSHAL:L SPRIGHTLY,fresh,alive,and contempo-rary,Nan Marshall's gift for a singing,internal music in her lines makes any ofher poems a sound pleasure.Even better isthe ways in which she catches the essencesof romantic yearning,always directed butcaptivatingly never fulflled.This frag-mentary quality is the real charm of MissMarshall's craft. Everything ends on a subtle question.The ballet of fact and fancy tends towardlittle flights,never like maneuverings intoenormously difficult poses.The movementkeeps changing its course and surprisingthe reader with shifts that have the rhythmof a caught breath.The incredible,breath-less energy is devoted consistently to thefoibles of our times. What strikes the reader of these poemsis their luster and complexity.Personalityis the prism,memory is the light it re-fracts.Nostalgia and a fine strain of witmaintain a delicate tension between pas-sion and detachment.These poems have acompelling narrative compulsion to keepthe reader going under the dawning andgrowing sense of something significanthappening or going to happen—a kind of ## CIRCLE IN THE SAND A COLLECTION OF VERSE IN THE WILLIAM-FREDERICK PoETS SERIES ## ABOUT THE AUTHOR... A native of Ticonderoga,New York,NAN MARSHALL wasgraduated from Syracuse University and served as a researchengineer for the Bell Telephone Laboratories.Miss Marshallis a member of the Authors League of America,the Woman'sPress Club of New York,the Women's Philatelic Society ofNew York,the American Association of University Women,the Business and Professional Womens Club,the TelephonePioneers of America,and other organizations.She has lecturedbefore women's clubs and college groups and is active in com-munity affairs in Schenectady,New York,where she now re-sides.Miss Marshall is the author of an earlier book of verse,Tell Me More,published in 1954. ## CI R CLEin theS AN D a collection of verse by NAN MARSHALL THE WILLIAM-FREDERICK POETS :146 THE WILLIAM-FREDERICK PRESS 1968 NEW YORK THE WILLIAM-FREDERICK POETS SERIES:146 Manufactured in the United States of AmericaCopyright 1968 by Nan Marshall Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:67-17185 The William-Frederick Press55 East 86th StreetNew York,N.Y.10028 Contents CIRCLE IN THE SAND7 HOW TO CHEW WITHTURN AWAY,THE TONGUE28TURN AWAY!8 WE LIKE IT29NO ROOM FOR MODESTY9TO SEE ONESELF29STARS9FAVORITE TOPIC30SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE10A GOOD EXAMPLE30KANGAROO BABY11DAILY DOZEN WITHNOAH12DECIBELS31POOR FOLKS14A DAY OF DAZE31PITFALL14DON’T SAY YOUWHEN I GO A-VISITING15WEREN’T WARNED32AND SOME EAT CAKE15A BIT ELEMENTARY32WHY DO I SQUIRM?16OH,HOW INDEED!33SHOULD I?16LET’S WHY AWHILE33ANIMAL LORE17BON VOYAGE34I WALK IN MAY18(OF TIME AND CHANGE34A COFFEE BREAKDOWN18 OH,LOOK AT THIS!35THE WOMAN WHO ATEPREDESTINATION35UP HER HOUSE19 SSHARING A LOAF36SORCERY19AS IS36TREASURE TROVE20ON TAP37ABDICATION20PIG AND GIRAFFE37NOTHING DOING21ITINERARY38STAMP OF APPROVAL21HIGH STYLE38DITTO EACH YEAR22 1BUT39NERVOUS COLLECTOR22RELUCTANT LANDLORD39DEAR ME23FAMILY IDOL40I WISH ME WELL23CUT IT OUT40I DO IT ALL FOR HIM24 1PERPETUAL YOUTH41ROUND AND ROUND24NO LOITERING41IT MUST BE NICE25THE TRIPS I TAKE42WHAT’S THE DIFF?25THEY TELL US42NATIVE DAUGHTER26 1INCOMMUNICADO42GETTING AN ACHEVICE VERSA43FROM A PANE26MAGIC PEN43BY PARCEL POST27 1MISSIONARY SPIRIT43FROM YON TO HITHER27OUR OWN“HOW-TO” A CUP OF BREAKFAST28SERIES44 DIGGING FOR TREASURE 44APPLE POLISHERS50DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECT 45LET’S HAVE ADENIZENS IN THE DEPTHS 45SERIOUS LOOK51INTO MY PARLOR45EGO51ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ISI TOLD YOU SO51ENOUGH46I WISH51A BIG OMISSION46HALL OF FAME52THE WHALE ANDREMEMBER ME52THE BAT46REGENERATED52HOW TO CUT INCHESOFF A FOOTTURNABOUT5247NO KIBITZERSAHOY5347EARTHBOUND DREAMER47THE WILD WEST ON TV53WOOL GATHERING48THE REAL ME53PILLS48BUSINESS CONFERENCESPOILSPORT48WITH YOU-KNOW-WHO 54PIECE DE RESISTANCE49A TRUTHFUL L

FAQs

What poetic qualities does the introduction highlight?

The introduction emphasizes lively, fresh internal music in the lines, a singing rhythm, and a fragmentary charm. It also notes romantic yearning expressed in a captivated but often unfulfilled way.

How does the text describe the structure or movement of the poems?

It describes the poems as ending on subtle questions, with the movement of fact and fancy shifting like a caught breath. The rhythm surprises the reader through changes in course.

Who is Nan Marshall and what is her background?

Nan Marshall is described as a native of Ticonderoga, New York, who graduated from Syracuse University and worked as a research engineer for Bell Telephone Laboratories. She is associated with multiple authors and professional organizations and resided in Schenectady, New York, at the time of the author note.

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