Description
Poetry. "'With every curse a little blessing,' Pauletta Hansel quotes in her chapbook FRIEND, a collection of epistolary poems written during the first six months of the pandemic. The centerpiece of this collection is a collage that encompasses botany, science, and the history of an invasive species. This is a masterful collection that moves from the wildlife markets of Wuhan to the streets of Ohio. It isn't easy to find affirmation in the midst of loss, and yet Hansel finds blessings by recognizing the things that we have always had—friends, family, and 'the ordinary miracle of rhizome and bulb.'"—Cathryn Essinger
Author Bio
Pauletta Hansel is a poet, memoirist and teacher who is author of seven poetry collections in addition to Friend, including COAL TOWN PHOTOGRAPH (Dos Madres Press, 2019), PALINDROME (Dos Madres Press, 2017), winner of the 2017 Weatherford Award for best Appalachian Poetry. Her writing has been widely anthologized and featured in print and online journals including Oxford American, Rattle, The Writer's Almanac, American Life in Poetry, Verse Daily, Appalachian Journal, Appalachian Review, Cincinnati Review, Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, and Still: The Journal, among others. Pauletta was Cincinnati's first Poet Laureate, 2016-2018.
Author City: Cincinnati, OH USA