Wholesale The Book of Orion, by Darci Schummer

Poetry, chapbook, 44 pages, from Bottlecap Features. How do we protect those we love? How do we cope with witnessing someone we love leave? How do we forgive ourselves and others? In 24 poems, The Book of Orion chronicles addiction, grief, and forgiveness in the wake of a tragic loss. Imagine two hands unclasping. Imagine the thin, iridescent veil separating the living and the dead. Imagine the echo of a familiar voice. Through both image-based and narrative poems, this collection seeks to capture the haunting nature of grief, how it colors both daily life and dreams, and how the people we love and lose continue to maintain a presence in our lives.