Lifting Child From the Ground, Turning Around Quitab Editions Humorous and somber

Humorous and somber

but more cleverly

But that's not surprising if you know Suermondt's work

The ghazals in Nūr Mélange explore the complexities of the human condition and offer profound insights for the reader

Author of If the House

Lifting Child From the Ground, Turning Around Quitab Editions Humorous and somberVirginia Bells Lifting Child from the Ground, Turning Around is a complex look at childhood (our own and those of our children), parenting, old age, our beloved dead, and how we inhabit the faces of everyone who has come before us. Bell captures in poetry the movement of filmslow motion plates, fast forwards, zoom shots, expansive pans, and flashbacks. She draws on such tricks to enhance memory or question it entirely. This poet excels at the