Little River of Amazements - Paperbackby Mary Kay Rummel (Author) "Poem after poem raised the hair on my arms. I was moved and inspired all the way through." Marsha de la O, poet, author of Creatures Mary Kay Rummel grew up in St. Paul near the Mississippi and the corner where Montreal, Lexington and West Seventh meet near Highland Park. She was the first Poet Laureate of Ventura County, CA. Little River of Amazements: New and Selected Poems is her tenth published poetry book, her eighth