Hear the River Dammed leads us to the edges of the Mississippi River, inviting us to tap in, to fly with the eagles, and to listen to what the waters are telling us. Like so many conservation effort, Hear the River Dammed drawsattention to the beauty of the Mississippi River in an attempt to save it. Cole W. Williams are readers not only with an ode, but a resource that transforms this collection into a call and response, into poetry with a purpose. Cole W. Williams loves to write. She began writing stories and poetry as a young child and continues to explore the world through observation and verse from her home in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Williams is a multi-award winning author, including a 2016 and 2017 Nautilus Award in children's literature and poetry respectively. For more tales about the river, science, and life on the Mississippi, please visit www.colewwilliams.com.