Relative Sanity: Poems

An elegiac array of poems, with nostalgic themes of loss, longing, betrayal and forgiveness, Relative Sanity reflects on a lifetime in Michigan's north country.

"This lovely collection is a kind of travel narrative by a writer who 'can never get enough sky.' In poem after poem, she travels the lands of heartache and joy with grace, clarity and wisdom." -- Jerry Dennis, author of Up North in Michigan: A Portrait of Place in Four Seasons

"Within this stunning collection, Ellen Lord's poetry ta...