Static of a Wren's Absence
Static of a Wren's Absence inhabits moments that are fragile and fleeting. Times of uncertainty and liminality are handled with reverence, as these poems recognize that a transformative power is inseparable from life's recurring patterns of potentiality and loss. This is a book of complementary forces and counter-balances, where the pitfalls of isolation and self-limiting beliefs also act as catalysts for change: "the question of cutting / a nest from its branches- / creating a sky, / eliminating a life- / softens us into / the cerulean swirl" (from "The Immeasurables"). Tracing the flight of a moth, circling an algae-covered pond, and watching a bird on its treetop perch sway in the wind, Lelito uses natural imagery to pursue questions of separation and belonging. The poems in this collection consider the path forward with careful attention and emerge with a more compassionate perspective. They seek connection, navigate the beginning and end of relationships, and confront paradoxes of both inner and outer landscapes. They contemplate perennial themes of subjectivity, emptiness, attachment, and impermanence.
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