To Maggie Wherever You've Gone - Anderson, Christine
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In the spooked October air of a small, New England town, the narrator introduces Maggie, a troubled young woman who takes her own life. In the wake of suicide, the haunting questions are often, "Why" and "What could I have done to prevent this?" Poet Christine Andersen takes the reader on a journey to explore what happened to Maggie-why she gave up-and reflects on how we all might reach a breaking point. These are poems of love, loss, and survival-a testament to how the human heart heals, wading through introspection and grief-the shock, anger, despair and longing. For anyone who has known…mehr

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In the spooked October air of a small, New England town, the narrator introduces Maggie, a troubled young woman who takes her own life. In the wake of suicide, the haunting questions are often, "Why" and "What could I have done to prevent this?" Poet Christine Andersen takes the reader on a journey to explore what happened to Maggie-why she gave up-and reflects on how we all might reach a breaking point. These are poems of love, loss, and survival-a testament to how the human heart heals, wading through introspection and grief-the shock, anger, despair and longing. For anyone who has known deep pain, this book will befriend you. This book is a collection of poetry dedicated to Maggie.
Autorenporträt
Christine Andersen is a retired dyslexia specialist who hikes every day in the Connecticut woods with her five hounds, pen and pad in pocket. She holds a BA in Creative Writing and an MA in Counseling Psychology. A decade ago, she founded a fund at the University of Connecticut to enhance training in trauma for future psychologists with the hope of putting more trauma-informed professionals in the field. She has published over 100 poems, won the 2023 American Writers Review Poetry Contest, and in 2024, the Lee Mae's Memorial Award #1 in the National Poetry Day Contest of Massachusetts, and the Choeofpleirn Press Harvest Harmonies 2024 Contest. This is her first chapbook.