Crystal s gibbins grew up on the islands of lake of the woods minnesota ontario she is the author of the full length poetry collection now here holy cow press and two poetry chapbooks. Crystal spring gibbins crystal is a canadian american writer from the northwest angle and islands in lake of the woods minnesota and ontario she is the founder editor of split rock review and split rock press editor of the anthology rewilding poems for the environment flexible press 2020 and author of now here holy cow press winner of the 2017 northeastern minnesota book award in . Crystal spring gibbins celebrates this wide open they call the heartland this place in the middle yet the speaker in these poems is often standing on the edge of things an island a border the banks of the red river the shores of her beloved lake of the woods the fine line between memory and the here and now it has led her to. Crystal spring gibbins grew up on lake of the woods minnesota ontario she is the editor of split rock review and the recipient of fellowships from the arrowhead regional arts council and the minnesota state arts board she lives on the south shore of lake superior books by crystal spring gibbins. Crystal springs mountain lodge is a four star self catering resort situated near pilgrims rest in mpumalanga it features 2 400 hectares of countryside with cliffs forests and sweeping views wildlife inhibit the resort