The Densities of Light

In this third collection of poems, the author continues the theme from her first two books of poetry on the human relationship with the divine, which plays out through a meditation on the relation between worlds (material and spiritual, earthly and heavenly), as well as in terms of the author's intimate and long-standing relationship with her spiritual teacher, to whom the book is dedicated. Also explored in this collection are the themes of relation with the more-than-human world and of spiritual friendship and loss. While deeply personal, the poems nevertheless draw imagery from the author's familiarity with a variety of religious and spiritual traditions, struggling towards a mode of expression of the spiritual life on earth that will appeal to readers of diverse religious backgrounds.