Beginning with the ancient conquest of Alexander the Great, these poems trace a journey through grief, as the poet mourns a child who did not live to have his name and deeds celebrated. Resisting a neat linear narrative to grief, these poems explore a mother's quest for a meaningful life and even joy in the aftermath of great loss.
Beginning with the ancient conquest of Alexander the Great, these poems trace a journey through grief, as the poet mourns a child who did not live to have his name and deeds celebrated. Resisting a neat linear narrative to grief, these poems explore a mother's quest for a meaningful life and even joy in the aftermath of great loss.