Poetry. SUM's poems are both natural and enigmatic while remaining clearly grounded in the authors experience. Mainly short poems they are linguistic gems that reveal multiple meanings while mysteriously evoking a precise vision.In the words of Eleanor Ehrenkranz, Jewish Book World: "Some of the poems in this collection bring surrealistic paintings to mind deliberately, I imagine, as the grotesque imaginings seem to represent the current adult world today... And these images are contrasted with Hafftka's other poems which express the yearning for the beauty and simplicity of remembered childhood... The overlay of melancholy extends to her philosophical poems as well, which concern the reflections of those in their forties who are beginning to assess their lives... The rueful attitude is also apparent in the wise observation that `Advice accentuates lack of sympathy.' Her perception combined with a sensitive longing for the ideal gives her poetry substance."

Author Hometown: New York, NY USA