On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

2019 • 256 pages

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A beautiful piece of poetry. The long letter of a son to his mother who can't read, the depth of human feeling and one's history. The family history and the impact of immigration and living in an unknown country, the rural America and its pains and trials. Truly a thing of beauty, deeply moving.

December 13, 2020