As We Cover Ourselves With Light

As We Cover Ourselves With Light holds warmth that was stored away and unpacked from the chest of inheritance. Found in its depth is emotive language sewn from faith, love, loss, and acceptance. Remnants of the past and present are fine needles gently guiding an insightful lens through which these poems pull the threads of uncertainty and truth, influencing a powerful tapestry of kinship. Subtle wordplay eases into imagery and music, and pieces moments that unfold into self-discovery. Some poems are spoken with repetition and, at times, the author seems to be looking in from the outside; but she intentionally renders each poem as an experience of her sensibilities, suggesting that the reader draw his or her own conclusion. This debut collection gathers illumination flowing from memory, weaving worth into the fabric of family.

Sandra Rivers-Gill is a teaching artist. Her poetry is informed by family, community, and injustices, appearing in print journals, online and in anthologies while garnering numerous awards, including a nomination for Best of the Net. She is editor of "Dopeless Hope Fiends," a book of poetry written by women in recovery. As We Cover Ourselves With Light is her first poetry collection. She resides in Toledo, Ohio, with her devoted husband, where she writes and is a caregiver, prayer, scrap art maker, poetry shopper, and when time allows, a performer in film or commercials.