Perishable World Derek Lovitch and analyses of selected works

and analyses of selected works of art to make this a truly one-of-a-kind book

Definitely not like many of the other books out there

and a Sony-nominated radio series

hoping to escape the demons of my past

"Paddy" Brown would surely survive--he was an FDNY superman--not even the devastation of the 9/11 terrorist attack would stop him Could his heroism rise above evil

Perishable World Derek Lovitch and analyses of selected works"Who knows if the grief I squeeze through my lips can be borne?" says an ancient Aztec singer. In this collection, prize winning poet Alicia Hokanson sets out to map the raw boundaries of grief by ruthlessly examining occasions and consequences of loss, offset by close and affectionate attention to the smallest nuances of the sensual universe. We learn that what perishes from this world is not only bearable but inseparable from what we celebrate.