Before and Life and Death and After: Poems

"Collecting the poems for this project has been a welcome voyage back down the wild timeline of the last two years. The disorientation brought on by the pandemic and the pervasive political and racial division of 2020 was exacerbated by the sudden loss of a dear friend of mine. At times, the only thing one could do was hold on and wait for the next morning."

This collection of poems from Lee McDerment explore intimacy with God, prayer, love, family, and hope in the midst of loss.