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Bonanno's heartrending autobiographical collection inspires both compassion for and awe of the human spirit. Of all the losses we may be asked to bear, the murder of one’s child must be the most terrible. These poems evoke that keenly, seeking justice but transcending judgment as they grieve loss, celebrate love, and find healing. (Publisher's description)
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Slamming Open the Door: Poems
April 2009, Alice James Books
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in English
1882295749 9781882295746
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“Slamming Open the Door is an intensely individual book that takes a steadfast look at what is probably one of the most traumatic events a parent can experience—not only the death of a child, but her violent murder.”
—Poetry International
“Throughout Slamming Open the Door, words are a mother’s weapon against not only her daughter’s assailant, but also the potentially lethal opponent that is grief. . . . Its intimacy and rawness are undeniable, as is its author’s unflinching candor.”
—West Branch
“Readers will have to step outside of a familiar, comforting tradition of poetic grief while reading this book. . . . To read [Slamming Open the Door] is to stand onstage with a writer who finds herself in the middle of a story in which she has been reluctantly cast.”
—The New York Times Book Review
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