Slamming Open the Door

Slamming Open the Door

by Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno
Slamming Open the Door

Slamming Open the Door

by Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno

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Overview

Of all the losses we may be asked to bear, the murder of one’s child must be the most terrible. These poems evoke that keenly, seeking justice but transcending judgment as they grieve loss, celebrate love, and find healing.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781882295746
Publisher: Alice James Books
Publication date: 04/01/2009
Pages: 80
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno is a contributing editor of The American Poetry Review and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for two poems from Slamming Open the Door. She currently teaches English and Creative Writing in Pennsylvania.

Read an Excerpt

From "True Confessions":

Don't pity me:
I was too lazy to walk
up the stairs
to tuck her in at night.

When I brushed her hair
I pulled hard
on purpose
.

And always
the sharp,
plaintive edge
on the rim
of the spoon
of my giving...


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