
In this first collection of her work, the author takes the ordinary stuff of life - a childhood in New York, an adored father who drank too much, a mother's slow decline and death - and transforms it into poetry.

In this first collection of her poems, Irene Willis takes the ordinary stuff of life--a childhood in New York, an adored father who drank too much, a mother's slow decline and death, a second love and marriage--and transforms it into unforgettable poetry. She was born a...