Description:
Dragonfly... And Other Songs of Mourning contains the collected poetry works of Michelle Scalise, dedicated to her husband and author, Tom Piccirilli. Cover art donated by CANIGLIA, interior illustration by Luke Spooner, and cover design by Kealan Patrick Burke.
Review Quotes:
"Scalise's poems sing of living/dying in the voices of the grieved, mutilated & those left behind. There is impossible beauty streaked throughout her poignant verses of fading hope and unanswered pleas. Survivors battle in a war that continues long after others have moved on. In the end, it's life-affirming to know our silent tears are heard, we aren't alone." --Linda D. Addison, award-winning author of "How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend" and HWA Lifetime Achievement Award winner
"Dragonfly is not only unique in writing and imagination, but the pain floated off the pages... not in an only-depressing way, but in a weirdly mind-opening way that allowed me into her thoughts, gave me a deep ability to relate myself to her words, as well as feel empathy for the damp grief of these poems that comes from a tight and sorrowed heart longing for peace, reprieve, and wholeness again." --Wendy Rathbone, award winning poet and novelist