Seasons of Consciousness

With poems that span several years, this collection reflects the struggles and accomplishments of poet Martina Mullins. With English as her second language, many of the poems were first imagined in her native tongue of German and later translated on the page into the tactile images and emotions of her new country—America. She writes of the human struggle to find and keep love, despite the dangers of heartbreak and emotional playing with fire. Even in the midst of broken relationships, her w...