A Rebuilding Season. (Original poetry)

The poems in a A Rebuilding Season embrace a variety of subjects and tones, but all, in some fashion, are concerned with the themes of loss and survival. They explore the importance of history and experience, the significance of both dramatic and mundane events and concerns, and the conflict between hope and reality in relationship to these central themes. Eschewing easy or sentimental conclusions, they aspire to a tough, accurate portrayal of life without denying the values of ritual and humor in coping with experience.