“Plumes that fray and fade
when shed renew the wing.”
—“Finale with Self-Addressed Love Note”
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Books
So Surprisingly Light the Small Suitcase of Certainty
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These poems trace the hard-earned movement away from inherited beliefs and youthful certainties, toward insight and acceptance of all that is indeterminate. The journey reveals both change and consistency across the arc of a life. The result in these poems is astonishment, gratitude, and resolve.
“Wrapped inside this gift are the surprises the poems so often embody, the unexpected turns, the sudden moments of humor or of an awareness so startling it is like lightning on a dark night”
—Jim Moore, poet and author most recently of Enter
Sitting in Lawn Chairs After a Complicated Day
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This collection honors the many languages of love – familial, platonic, romantic. It encompasses the large ideas of complication, loss, empathy, and, ultimately, self-knowledge.
“At their core, these poems demonstrate what it means to live with an open heart and in covenant with others, so that all might ‘stake a claim at the center of their own lives.’”
—Morgan Grayce Willow, poet and author most recently of Dodge and Scramble
Words to Warm the Silences
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This audiobook consists of the poet reading selections from her work on the theme of belonging – to oneself, to others, and to the natural world. The poems are gracefully embroidered with music from piano, flute, and solo voice. They can be listened to individually or as a collection. Called “serene and inspiring,” they also are suitable for group listening at workshops, writing groups, meditation circles, and other gatherings.
“The music gave such eloquent comment on the poems. Fresh and compelling.”
—Brian Newhouse, formerly with Classical Minnesota Public Radio and author of A Crossing