This debut collection of poems, composed with no thought to commercial publication and discovered by Green Writers Press by happenstance, addresses events in the poet' s life that every reader can relate to - friendships, the beginning, middle, and end of romantic relationships, and the death of a loved one. And they do so with “ stiletto-sharp” metaphors - “ rosebuds stillborn in the falling snow” - and wry observations - “ Trying Again: Like an old shoe comfortable for a while but still causing blisters” - that evoke from the reader a knowing nod and sometimes an outright laugh. Short, disarming, crafted with carefully calibrated rhythms and innovative rhymes, these poems “ skulk in the grass” and, while your guard is down, “ barge right in” to your consciousness, uninvited guests.
