poems in this book take the long view.
The circle of life resonates throughout this collection..
Harriet Shenkman casts a long and thoughtful gaze through time as she considers ancestors, her own youth and adulthood, and the lives of her children.
Between these traumas, moments of joy and adventure add their own sparkle.
And there are poignant poems of a husband\'s decline through dementia.
Other poems show the long shadow of such trauma as it visits the next generation.
They relate a young woman\'s escape to American before the Holocaust, although her family, including several sisters, remains in Europe and perishes.
poems in this book take the long view