Elizabeth S. Wolf Libri

I looked up the term 'sucker punch' in the Google dictionary and found "an unexpected punch or blow." Elizabeth S. Wolf is a mistress wordsmith. It's not just the crafting of her words but also the content which combine to make her poems so powerful. Her style is unique and truly extraordinary. We are not suckers, nor is Ms. Wolf. Not even close. - Isabell VanMerlin, editor, author. Her most recent books are Clouds: naming God with Clouds and Merrimac Mic Takes the Fifth: Anthology V The vignettes in this bio-historical collection by Elizabeth S. Wolf vibrate with the authenticity of lived life, of life well-(re)collected, through an urgent lens clearly. No matter the narrative content or emotional cost, Elizabeth sustains a steady pulse of compassion throughout these poems; also, a resounding hum of personal truth and grace found. Bravo- we are not traveling alone -Chris Warner, M.Ed., CYT, teaches Mindful Creative Writing workshops in MA corrections facilities.

If parting is such sweet sorrow as Shakespeare wrote, then after reading this collection I can taste the bittersweet sorrow on my tongue, as it flaps to get a word out. 'Carpe Diem' may have become a cliche we all use casually every day, but here Wolf, the poet, brings it brilliantly- all back home. - Doug Holder, founder, Ibbetson Street Press; Lecturer of Creative Writing at Endicott College These poems ask you to listen, because it's very important to listen. We learn that, in this collection of stories told in verse. We hear "all of the girls envied somebody else" and we remember those days when everyone else seemed to be doing better until finally we realize that by listening to ourselves and others we, too, can become the one we want to be. We, too, can reach the place where "My daughter and I spend a few days away, climbing rocks on a secluded state beach. We take turns telling stories. I listen. I learn things." - Ellie O'Leary, Poet Laureate of Amesbury, Massachusetts; author of Breathe Here