The Laugh We Make When We Fall

by Susan Firer

Book Overview

In Susan Firer's The Laugh We Make When We Fall, peonies; snow drops, "with all their survivor ecstasies"; "windy caravans of lilacs"; and "Dali Lama-robed " daylilies act as magnets to attract history--personal and historical--myths, language, facts, love, gratitude, prayers, beauty, and "all the colors of death and sex." Family oddities appear in this collection, as well as Catholic rituals, saints, and ghost poets. Always ghost poets: Whitman,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496225988
• ISBN13: 9781496225986
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Backwaters Press
• Length: 67 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"