Sharing the Dark, Encounters with the Abyss
The chapbook is a 24 page anthology of poetry containing 30 poems dealing with the theme of depression.
About the Publication by Katherine L. Gordon
This is a brave little book. Many of the poems collected here appeared over the course of this long winter on the participoet list serve for The Canadian Poetry Association. I noticed the pattern of thoughts reflected there did not belong precisely to the bony squeeze of a winter's hand on the heart, but came more from a longer season's experiences with a deeper, more prolonged depression. We shared transient griefs, and bitter, prolonged journeys into despair. Writing of them allowed a little light into the darkest corners. It took courage to examine the truth and commonality of this condition. Some of the expressions here have resulted in provocative, sympathetic and rather beautiful poetry. We hope that this collection will reach out to clasp hands with any in despair, so that they will recognize some understanding, some acknowledgement of suffering, and most poignantly that they are not alone.
March 2005.
Order the Book: This is a first edition, © 2005 by Passion Among the Cacti Press. Copies may be ordered at a cost of $8.00 each from the publisher at:
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Passion Among the Cacti PressLibrary and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Sharing the Dark : encounters with the abyss / collected and edited by Katherine L. Gordon. -- 1st ed.
ISBN 0-9737351-4-7
1. Depression, Mental--Poetry. 2. Canadian poetry (English)-- 21st century. I. Gordon, Katherine L.
First printing May 2005