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BARE BRANCHES
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'...and yet there was happiness in touching the real,' states the final poem
of this extraordinary book of grief, life, and praise. Stephanie Mendel is a
poet who knows the nectars of transience, and BARE BRANCHES a book that
honors and returns reality's touch on the skin, the mind, and heart of our
continuing connection to all that is here and all that is not, but once was.
--Jane Hirshfield
Goethe said 'Presence is our duty, be it only a moment', knowing how
difficult it is to be still and revere. Mendel understands this and so
continues to cup her hands around the twin flames of loss and desire.
These poems are sometimes so quiet we can hear our own breath.
--Dorianne Laux
Stephanie Mendel writes eloquently about delicate passages of love
and loss, nuanced images of a life closely observed and cherished,
yet looks forward to what is ahead. This is a book of inspiration and
of earned wisdom.
--Susan Terris
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Stephie, who has SD, a voice disorder, is donating all sales of BARE BRANCHES to The National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association. She has served on the National Board for ten years in addition to being the San Francisco/North Bay SD Support Group Leader. Money for research is making a difference.
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