In the Presence of Absence
Widerkehr, Richard / Ayers, Lana Hechtman
Richard Widerkehr's In the Presence of Absence is a book of loss and recovery, grief
and wonder. These are poems informed with clarity and compassion, and a quiet
lyricism in confronting the mortal world, the death of parents, and life-threatening
illness. There is a freshness and ease of manner to Widerkehr's writing and at times
a kind of other worldly aura, 'that strange gift from the other side.' There is as well a
deep gratitude...