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Endorsed by Stephen Tapscott

The “wind” in these eloquent, elegant, tensile poems is present as “spirit.” Of course as spirit it can manifest as the longing or fate of the body (it expires), as intellectual momentum (it inspires), or as power for social justice (it aspires). In all these modes, L.R. Berger both controls the energy as form, and honors the charge of the moment—perception by brilliant perception, breath by mortal breath.   —Stephen Tapscott

Endorsed by Martha Collins

In this beautiful new book, words are unusually alive and active in the poet’s capable hands. A whispered finale meaning finally; a riff on up; an exploration of the letter p; these are among the linguistic players that address both personal loss and political realities, which L. R. Berger explores with searing honesty, emotional depth, and lyrical grace. No precious word is wasted here; you will read carefully and gratefully, and want to read again.  —Martha Collins

L.R.Berger has been the grateful recipient of fellowships and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the PEN New England Discovery Award, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the American Academy in Rome, the MacDowell Colony, the Blue Mountain Center, Hedgebrook, and Wellspring. Her collection of poems, The Unexpected Aviary, received the Jane Kenyon Award for Outstanding Book of Poetry. With Kamal Boullatta, she assisted in the translation from the Arabic of Beginnings by Adonis (Pyramid Atlantic Press). She lives and writes in New Hampshire within earshot of the Contoocook River.