What the Current Cannot Swallow (Paperback)

Mary Simmerling

ISBN 10: 1997737051 / ISBN 13: 9781997737056

Published by Write Where We Belong Press, 2025

About this Item

Paperback. What the Current Cannot Swallow is a soulful collection of poetry that traverses the vast and intimate geography of love, illness, caregiving, and mourning. Set primarily between Rome and the American Midwest, Debra Hall's poems move through embassy lines, a hospital on the Tiber, catacombs, hospice rooms, mountain trails, and a family kitchen. Hall attends to small, exact particulars-a deli counter, bear bells, a peppermint, a rosary, hail at the window, a grandson's birth-and lets them carry the weight of what cannot be said. The work stays close to the body and to the world. The pieces in it mark a crossing, and the daily work of living in the aftermath of survival. 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: What the Current Cannot Swallow (Paperback)
• Publisher: Write Where We Belong Press
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1997737051
• ISBN 13: 9781997737056
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Pierson, Sarah; Sadek, Barbara
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

What the Current Cannot Swallow is a soulful collection of poetry that traverses the vast and intimate geography of love, illness, caregiving, and mourning. Set primarily between Rome and the American Midwest, Debra Hall’s poems move through embassy lines, a hospital on the Tiber, catacombs, hospice rooms, mountain trails, and a family kitchen. Hall attends to small, exact particulars—a deli counter, bear bells, a peppermint, a rosary, hail at the window, a grandson’s birth—and lets them carry the weight of what cannot be said. The work stays close to the body and to the world. The pieces in it mark a crossing, and the daily work of living in the aftermath of survival.