twenty-one farewells

by Emily F Kerlin

From arcing fireworks to a bat in the belly of a church organ, Emily Kerlin's poems explore the expansive

territory of farewell. Each poem enshrouds the reader in a mystery of loss, some minuscule, others astronomical, coaxing them toward revelation. And in what striking forms these revelations manifest: a boy lost forever as "Mice scuttle in the hay, / brittle leaves scratch/ in the autumn chill"; a husband struggling with "the constant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1950811212
• ISBN13: 9781950811212
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Minerva Rising Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 7.0"