DAUGHTER DAYS

Praise for DAUGHTER DAYS

The continuity of emotion is smoothly maintained through this intimate mix of memoir and poetry. It includes life’s messy, uncomfortable moments (death of the family pet, divorce, constructing blended families, continuing to love a child who believes you never have and never will) as well as attempts to celebrate each member’s successes. While most of the poems address challenging or difficult situations, I would not call Daughter Days dark because there is acceptance of the past and movement toward the future including the love and good wishes most parents feel for their children. Wendell’s words move us forward; her excellent, spare use of language and detail convey deep truths. She does not pretend to have no flaws - another poem I’d love to discuss relates to our inability to hide our weaknesses from our children. She collects it all: shiny or bloody, perfect or sweaty, Wendell weaves it together beautifully.

Virginia Crawford, Loch Raven Review

About JULIA WENDELL

Julia Wendell’s sixth collection of poems, The Art of Falling, was published by FutureCycle Press in 2022. A Pushcart winner and recipient of Fellowships from Breadloaf and Yaddo, her poems have appeared widely in magazines such as American Poetry Review, Missouri Review, Prairie Schooner, Cimarron Review, and Nimrod. She is the Founding Editor of Galileo Press, lives in Aiken, South Carolina, and is a three-day event rider.