Abacus of Loss: A Memoir in Verse

by Sholeh Wolpé

Book Overview

lbert Einstein said, "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." It is in this vein that Sholeh Wolp 's mesmerizing memoir in verse unfolds. In this lyrical and candid work, her fifth collection of poems, Wolp invokes the abacus as an instrument of remembering. Through different countries and cultures, she carries us bead by bead on a journey of loss and triumph, love and exile. In the end, the tally is insight, not numbers, and we arrive at a place where nothing is too small for gratitude.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682261980
• ISBN13: 9781682261989
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"