Description
This award-winning author's approach has been described as "distinctively confessional." Her poetry is both heartbreaking and optimistic. Her personal style transports readers through a wide spectrum of emotions and introduces them to a variety of poetry genres, from delicate and romantic Shakespearean sonnets to bawdy and humorous limericks. The author's meaning is rich in visceral metaphors of desire and loss, conveyed with honesty and exquisite sensitivity. Self-deprecating about her subjective experience of love, she exposes its unrealistic goals. However, skepticism disappears as the thrill and surprise of rediscovering love takes center stage. Her philosophical prose is written with finesse, humanity, and mature enthusiasm. This anthology will have you engrossed in the triangle of romance, heartache, and