“Whether creating a book or floating on the ocean, one learns to surrender, and to trust. Think of time spent floating, then imagine later laying yourself down to sleep, feeling once again the swaying motion of the waves. This book begins with birthing godde, then we find ourselves contemplating the birth of the universe. What follows is a pattern of rocking back and forth between expressions of embodiment and spirit, inspiration and anguish, anger and peace, despair and hope. Just as there is repetition in waves running to the shore, there are repeating themes in these poems that also illuminate the beauty or the injustices of the world.” — Jan Jorgensen
