Juditha Dowd's latest book, AUDUBON'S SPARROW, is told in the voice of Lucy Bakewell, the remarkable but little-known wife of naturalist John James Audubon. Through letters, diary entries, lyric poems and dramatic monologues, it follows the couple through the extraordinary early years of their long relationship, a journey marked by heroism, poverty and perseverance as they navigate the challenges of making a living on the 19th century American frontier. An illuminating back-story for Audubon's masterwork, The Birds of America, it is available at your favorite bookstore, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble or Amazon.
Juditha is the author of Mango in Winter, a full-length poetry collection, as well as four poetry chapbooks, short fiction, lyric essays and book reviews. She performs poetry with the Cool Women ensemble and is currently working on a novel.
