"I was learning to be the hero of my own story. This line from the poem "1975" could be the anthem for this powerful chapbook that traces the story of the poet's family, an odyssey ranging from coast to coast in the United States, to Tanzania, and beyond. Alternating plainspoken narrative with vivid imagery, the poems also range through time, building a kaleidoscopic view of this interracial family's life, challenges, inevitable aging, and the strong bonds that hold them together even beyond grief. The Day of My First Driving Lesson is a rare love letter to good parents and the legacy of compassion they leave behind."

-Amy Miller, Contest Judge, 2020

"Prepare yourselves to be swept off your feet by the brilliance and depth of love in this book, by the beauty and power of its understandings. I can't begin to praise it highly enough."

-Ingrid Wendt, author of Evensong

"A powerful exploration of what our families can teach us and what we have to learn ourselves along the way, The Day of My First Driving Lesson is a poignant, tender collection."

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Tiel Aisha Ansari is a Sufi warrior poet. She works as a data analyst and professional curmudgeon for the Portland Public School District and is President Emerita of the Oregon Poetry Association. She now hosts the Wider Window Poetry show, promoting the work of poets of color on KBOO Community Radio, (https: //www.kboo.fm/program/wider-window-poetry) Her work has been featured by Fault Lines Poetry, Windfall, KBOO, and an Everyman's Library anthology, among others. Her collections include Knocking from Inside, High-Voltage Lines, Country Well-Known as an Old Nightmare's Stable, and Dervish Lions. She drinks coffee in the morning and tea at night. Visit her online at knockingfrominside.blogspot.com

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