Church of the Exquisite Panic: The Ophelia Poems

Church of the Exquisite Panic: The Ophelia Poems is a study of how "song by song down the long corridor" we feel our way through this life. The book's point of view shifts through several sections, building narrative; and at the center of the narrative lies an old question: how do we each find our voice? "Journey / is a type of singing.../ The great lie is this: that voyage means / going. Each time I venture out, / I am always led inward, hurtling..." Previous booksWhen I Always Wanted Something (Short Stories), Mercury Press, 2008Late In A Slow Time (Poetry), Mansfield Press, 2003In Cannon Cave (Poetry), Brick Books, 1997 All That Glitters in Water (Poetry), New Poetry Series, Baltimore, Maryland, 1990Interview With A Stick Collector (Children's Book), Roseway Publishing, 2004Where the Wind Sleeps (Children's Book), Roseway Publishing, 1996