Margaret Ward Morland, Poet Laureate of
Virginia from 1996 to 1998, has been active as an accomplished educator and poet
since the 1960s. Two volumes of her poetry have been published: It
Happens Thus (1983) and Gift of Jade (1998), while
more than sixty of her poems have been set to music and performed by choral groups
across the United States. Her poetry is marked by hopefulness and a wealth of
experience, expressing interests in the human condition and theology.Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:46:56 EST