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Gentle Grasp
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781639806638
Publisher: Kelsay Books
Published: Dec 13 2024
Pages: 62
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
-Maggie Queeney, author of In Kind, winner of the 2022 Iowa Poetry Prize
Laura Daniels takes us by the hand and invites us on a tender journey through time in her collection Gentle Grasp. The opening poem reminds us to pay attention to each second, and then she shows us how through poems rich with evocative images. Daniels travels back to the Jersey of her youth, into memories of beloved family traditions-beach days, Sunday dinners, firefly-filled evenings, and more-that build and evolve, even come to an end, as she grows older. Though the journey includes pain and loss, including depression, death, and illness, Daniels always centers us with joy and gratitude.
-Ann E. Wallace, 2023-2024 Poet Laureate of Jersey City and author of Days of Grace and Silence: A Chronicle of COVID's Long Haul (Kelsay Books, 2024)
Gentle Grasp is a work of passion, sharing poetic musings of childhood through family times to the present, including opportunities to revisit the past and current years, through memories and subtle reflections. From lines that highlight the simple things in life, like keeping the power on or making soup on a wintery day, to deep-themed works where Daniel's 'heal writes, ' using kintsugi and finding ways to persevere through depression and loss, these poems give hope to readers by celebrating life's milestones and pivotal moments.
-Cristy Watson, award-winning middle school and YA author, published poet, co-editor of 2022 Poetry Marathon Anthology, book editor for multiple authors, and writing workshop facilitator
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