Bagging the Phoenix
Monari, Gina L. Bagging the Phoenix explores the nature of human emotion and the freedom and chains of the non-denominational human soul. The title is a metaphor for the "hunting" and "trapping" associated with the failures and successes of personal evolution and growth. The collection-15 years in the making-gracefully marries bittersweet aspects of life and death, love and tragedy, as well as the higher self. The poetic verse in Bagging the Phoenix explores ...