The Spaces Between Birds: Mother/Daughter Poems, 1967-1995

by Sandra McPherson

Book Overview

In 1967, Sandra McPherson's daughter Phoebe was born with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. In The Spaces Between Birds, McPherson collects poems from six of her published books as well as new poems, uncollected poems, and poems written under a pseudonym, that draw on her experiences as a mother to Phoebe. Representing 28 years of work, these poems describe the voyage-both wrenching and exhilarating-on which mother and daughter embarked. Interspersed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819522287
• ISBN13: 9780819522283
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"