Forgetting to Remember

I have never met anyone who tells her truths the way poet Karla Klinger does. Her words express stark realities about life, sometimes cushioned with soft landings. Unapologetic about her innermost feelings, Karla reveals her whole truths—a lesson she has been teaching me during 47 years of friendship. Her poems are luscious, tender, soul-searching, funny, sad, and occasionally wicked. Karla converses with us as we read. In her book, Life Unfolding, we can join her in questioning the complexities of life and in striving to make a difference. As a guest on my podcast, Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined, Karla read “This Particular Dot in Time” which offers exquisite images—“a kaleidoscope of moving shifting colors… a museum of memories…” and wise insights about her journey to growing old-er. The time has come for a wide audience to receive the gift of Karla’s poems, her heirlooms.