Joanna Lindblad’s stunning debut collection, [a sliver so slight], takes the reader on a journey through the chaos of loss. A memoir of grief, as complicated and abstract as the emotions themselves. From shock to acceptance. Feeling inseparable from healing. Asking, what good can come?

Beautifully emotional, these poems focus on major life-altering trauma and the aftermath. Following one woman’s path, growth complex, as each instance evolves into the next. Trying to talk herself into having hope for the future, create a reason to continue working through the pain, and convince herself it’s still possible for things to get better. Searching to discover who she is or could become after the crash. Trauma has left her lonely and disconnected, struggling to reach out to someone, anyone, or maybe herself.

Joanna dramatizes the difficulties of grief through twisted words, and symbolism. Offering revelations of life and self upon reflection. Revealing, through the spiral of transformation, wisdom.