Strongly associated with The Way of the Rose, now in its early third year having sold 10, 000 copies. The poems were inspired by the material found in The Way of the Rose, and Waking Up to the DarkThe author, the former senior editor at Tricycle Magazine is very well known in the spiritual community, having published many books in the genre and is in on demand as a writer of article, and interviews. Strand is also a well-known poet, particularly for his work teaching and writing HaikuThe Way of the Rose is now an international community dedicated to saying the rosary which began with the experiences described Waking Up to the Dark. The community's Facebook page has over 15, 000 followersThe poems are ecstatic and mystical in nature, calling to mind the best of this kind of poetry found in the translations of Rumi, Kabir, Rabia, and Mirabai. The book will have strong appeal to readers of this kind of poetry.