Thoughts from the Oak by Audrey Colasanti War Music their birthright of speech and

their birthright of speech and language skills – the babbling

imagist doctrine has always been at the heart of Laurie Duggan’s sharp-eyed work

But there is a reckoning

a young working class girl with the odds stacked against her

Phoebe Power

Thoughts from the Oak by Audrey Colasanti War Music their birthright of speech andIn Thoughts From The Oak, Audrey reflects on the challenges and unexpected joys in raising two children with serious health challenges. Although her story is unique in its details, Audreys poems are universal in their voice to trauma and gut twisting desire to emerge from the muck. You will read this book in one sitting and close the last page with tears in your eyes; both from concord to Audreys stunning journey and optimism for the future of your