A hybrid work of poetry and prose journal entries. Maureen Owen's "caretaker's log" documents a mother's death and dying. A faithful transcription of amothers remembered life rendered with true emotion.
Maureen Owen is editor of Telephone Books and author of over ten poetry collections, including American Rush, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist, and AMELIA EARHEART, a recipient of the American Book Award. Formerly codirector of the Poetry Project, she now lives in Denver and teaches at Naropa University. Most recently, she is the author of EDGES OF WATER (Chax Press, 2013).