Scarcely more than a decade ago, 'Publishers Weekly' wrote in its review of the work of a little-known poet, "This haunting, evocative showcase marks Linda Bierds as a poet to follow with anticipation." They could not have been more prescient. In the years since, Bierds has gone from strength to strength.
With this new volume of poetry, Bierds continues to explore the central themes that have always concerned her: human frailty and the striving for immorality through memory and creative acts. But a new theme emerges in these poems: the longing for salvation of the mind made mad, of the body broken, of the searching soul.
