Book of Gods and Grudges Quitab Editions this ninth volume of the

this ninth volume of the Aeolian Harp Series showcases the talents of ten poets as they revel in the fierce joy of writing

and more—as if the voice of this book has slipped the temporal bounds that tether most voices to a date in history

and the ever-present need for empathy

and the last section ("The Mind at Play") continues with a rich lyric and imagery often sung from a mystic sensibility

author of My Life as a Foreign Country

Book of Gods and Grudges Quitab Editions this ninth volume of theJessica Walsh's Book of Gods and Grudges tells a tale of generational trauma and transcendence. She declares early on that "My first kin were killers," people for whom "burnout was a luxury" they could not afford. Her speaker struggles through illness and sobriety and grappling with God as a problem she tries to solve as she finds her own calling. The poems are unflinchingly honest and impeccably crafted. They show us what it means to stay "flagrantly