New Mexico
poet and
author Phyllis
Hoge (formerly Phyllis Hoge Thompson) has been a poet for most of her
literary life. After taking up residence in Albuquerque, Phyllis Hoge
tried her
hand at prose and has written The
Painted Clock, Memoirs of a New Mexico Ghost Town Bride.
The Painted Clock
is the
true story of how a couple, somewhat along in years, attempt to adjust
themselves to the surprises of life in an almost uninhabited New Mexico
ghost town of Mogollon--8 to 10 fascinating residents in the winter and
about 25 during summer tourism. Newly married, husband and wife try to
figure out each other as well as the characters of their chosen home.
Phyllis Hoge (Thompson) brings the musicality and imagery of a poet to
the character studies and descriptions of the beautiful yet quirky
realities of life in the New Mexico ghost town of Mogollon.
Phyllis Hoge
was
born in
Elizabeth, New Jersey, and earned her PhD in
Madison, Wisconsin
After moving to Hawaii, Phyllis Hoge married and became Phyllis Hoge
Thompson, the name under which she wrote several books of poetry.
She continues to write both poetry and prose under her maiden name of
Phyllis Hoge.
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