The Gift Giver

Through the media of poetry and photography, the authors explore relationships as they relate to the family, self and others, social concerns, and spirituality.

The poem and the photograph can enhance and illumine each other. For example, the poem Absence relates to the emotional absence of a father. The poem is juxtaposed with an image of a deserted beach in the evening. Both the poem and the photo evoke the feeling of absence, of something that is missing. Working together, the poem and th...