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Covering the full and rich experiences of a woman's life, this collection includes poems that were nominated for Pushcart Prizes and Best of the Net awards. Some poems were also included in exhibitions, such as the Poetry Leaves exhibit in Waterford, Michigan. The poem "Curves" was performed on stage at the Turner Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by professional actresses in an event in support of women and girls with eating disorders. Divided into sections, the poems lead the reader through the full experience of a romantic relationship, from attraction to devastation. Other poems express the experience of birth, both through being a mother and being a writer. Two poems intensely immerse the reader into what it's like to have breast cancer. The interaction with the earth is included too, in a section on nature, both outside in the world and inside the soul. Whether the poems are the bright burst of haiku, or the longer prose poem journey from teenage angst to old age, there will be echoes of familiarity and resonance for every reader.
About the author
Kathie Giorgio is a critically acclaimed author of four novels – The Home for Wayward Clocks (2011), Learning to Tell (A Life)Time (2013), Rise from the River (2015), and In Grace’s Time (2017); two story collections, Enlarged Hearts (2012) and Oddities and Endings; The Collected Stories of Kathie Giorgio (2016); a collection of essays, Today’s Moment of Happiness Despite the News; A Year of Spontaneous Essays (2018); two poetry chapbooks, True Light Falls in Many Forms (2016) and When You Finally Said No (2019), and a full-length collection of poetry, No Matter Which Way You Look, There Is More to See (2020).
She lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin, with her husband, Michael Giorgio, (a mystery writer); her daughter, Olivia, who is writing her first novel; a neurotic dog named after Ursula Le Guin; a fat cat named Edgar Allen Paw, and a tiny cat named Muse. Her life is graced with her three older kids, Christopher, Andy, and Katie, and one dynamite granddaughter, Maya Mae.
