Seeking the Other Side

Born out of the heartbreak that accompanies a devastating personal loss, these poems transcend the personal and reach for the other side of grief, seeking "a crackling testament to our joy." Mourning her youngest son, Casey, taken suddenly and senselessly from her and from this life, Jane Olmsted unflinchingly shows us "how a nanosecond can hold a swirling cosmos of befores and durings and afters." These are, ultimately, poems that celebrate, savor, and affirm life. --Tom C. Hunley, author of Plunk