Bravery, to me, is stepping forward to confront your fears and discomforts, despite the emotions holding you back. After reading Intimacies, Received, Taneum Bambrick’s moving collection of poetry, brave is the word that most readily describes the taut, sometimes treacherous path the poet takes to reclaim her sense of self and connection to her body after a traumatic event.
Read moreThe Kissing of Kissing: Poems by Hannah Emerson
In the book—the first in Milkweed’s Multiverse literary series curated by neurodivergent poet Chris Martin—Hannah Emerson ushers us into her evocative mental universe with its unique rhythms giving voice to herself as a nonspeaking autistic artist and poet.
Read moreIn Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom
Amy Bloom’s moving memoir, In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss, is a love story about an idyllic marriage shattered when Bloom’s 60-year-old husband Brian’s forgetfulness takes over their lives. His personality changes, and he becomes distant and indifferent. “Names disappearing, repetition, information turned upside down, appointments and medications scrambled. Suddenly it seemed we argued endlessly about everything,” Bloom laments.
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