Nothing Left to Fix (Paperback)

January Pearson

ISBN 13: 9798899903915

Published by Finishing Line Press, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. Nothing Left to Fix traces a father's battle with Valley Fever and its devastating complications. Through poems that move from diagnosis to death to grief, this collection explores the inadequacy of medical intervention, the devotion of a wife who cares for her husband through his seven-year illness, and the small mercies found in flecks of sea glass and birdsong in a field of snow. These poems meditate on fragility and resilience, discovering the redemptive beauty in bones that know how to mend and skin that grows over wounds. Using images from the natural world, Nothing Left to Fix follows the determined tenderness of caregiving and the hope--like "pinpricks of light" in the night sky--that love transcends the failure of the body. Nothing Left to Fix traces a father's battle with Valley Fever through poems that move from diagnosis to death to grief, finding redemptive beauty in caregiving, loss, and love's endurance. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nothing Left to Fix (Paperback)
• Publisher: Finishing Line Press
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798899903915
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Nothing Left to Fix traces a father's battle with Valley Fever and its devastating complications. Through poems that move from diagnosis to death to grief, this collection explores the inadequacy of medical intervention, the devotion of a wife who cares for her husband through his seven-year illness, and the small mercies found in flecks of sea glass and birdsong in a field of snow. These poems meditate on fragility and resilience, discovering the redemptive beauty in bones that know how to mend and skin that grows over wounds. Using images from the natural world, Nothing Left to Fix follows the determined tenderness of caregiving and the hope--like "pinpricks of light" in the night sky--that love transcends the failure of the body.

About the Author

January Pearson's poetry has appeared in Tahoma Literary Review, Calyx, Los Angeles Review, Notre Dame Review, and other publications. She lives in Southern California with her husband and two daughters.