The Mayapple Forest

By Kim Ports Parsons

Book Overview

"Shelve your losses. Taste spoonfuls in remembrance," exhorts Kim Ports Parsons in this moving and lyrical first collection, The Mayapple Forest. A profound generosity of spirit guides these poems, as the poet navigates a landscape of both loss and abundance. The old homestead, the mother's presence, the lost child and lost self are set against an enduring natural plenty: of gardens, the gathering of food, and the sweetness of cooking with family. Sometimes shadows are raised, sometimes pain suggested-the mayapple's dangerous, delicious lure-but always, the work transcends to a deepening mindfulness, and an authentic acceptance of the world as it actually is. May we all learn from these beautifully compassionate and discerning poems.

-Janet MacFadyen

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1947896598
• ISBN13: 9781947896598
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Terrapin Books
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"