FROM THE DUST JACKET "THE ORCHIS OF KATE KNAPP JOHNSON'S MOVING FIRST BOOK, WHEN ORCHIDS WERE FLOWERS, EVOKE THE ESTRANGEMENTS, LOSSES, AND NOSTALGIC LOVELINESS OF A DIFFICULT GIRLHOOD. COLLECTIVELY, THE POEMS CHRONICLE THE EMERGENCE OF A POET OF RARE SENSITIVITY, COMPASSION, TOUGHNESS, AND HUMOR.