The White Museum

By George Bilgere

In George Bilgere'sThe White Museum, the poet wades through the rising tide of aging with honesty, humor, and reflection.

In this reissue of his fifth collection, Bilgere uses the imagery of a zero-degree frost to draw readers into a warm sense of nostalgia that permeates the collection. The poems range from the everyday--a bird wrestling with a used tampon, fast-food receipts, broken dryers--to life's more difficult moments: the fresh and lingering grief of losing a loved one, or the aftermath of a spouse's affair. Yet each is examined with a tongue-in-cheek wit that keeps the reader turning the page. Together, the poems become the frames of an exhibition, inviting readers to linger, contemplate the small moments of ordinary life, and embrace the odd, sometimes uncomfortable "what ifs?" that shape our days. Bilgere reminds us that it is often in life's most routine moments, when our guard is down and our minds begin to wander, that we feel most deeply.

The White Museum offers readers an exhibition worth revisiting, asking only that they follow the familiar rules of a museum: "Be respectful. Speak quietly. No flash photography. Tell your friends you saw something beautiful."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1637681348
• ISBN13: 9781637681343
• Release Date: May 2027
• Publisher: Autumn House Press
• Length: 96 Pages