What Hands Can Hold

About the Book

What Hands Can Hold is a luminous collection with compelling emotion and insights. Some of the poems exude softness and beauty, and some like Elegy of Complaint, grit and blood, “We walk the shores/to bathe feet/that have trampled/ fossils and bones.” The poet shares her inner self without angst or contrived embellishments. She does it with such lyrical grace and lack of pretension, you forget how intelligent and well constructed each poem is. She draws the reader into her poetic world to be absorbed by the nearly physical touch of her language. These revelations are a magical gift, and once you begin to read, you think, “Ah, yes. I understand, I have felt that, and here in these words, I feel it once again!” —Julie George, Heritage Writings.

About the Author

Ami Kaye Ami’s poems have appeared in various journals and she has authored a previous collection called What Hands Can Hold. She holds a master’s degree and has studied counseling and English literature & criticism. Ami publishes and edits Pirene’s Fountain, an online poetry journal. Ami is of Indian heritage, born in Paris, France. She has been married for 31 years and has two grown sons. Details available at http://www.amikaye.com Tracy McQueen Tracy McQueen attended the Illinois Institute of Art for two years and transferred to the American Academy of Art in Chicago where she will be working toward an illustration degree. She has trained both traditionally and digitally and is comfortable with various art mediums: illustration, painting, animation, photography, and graphic design. She currently works as art director for the game company, Quicksilver Labs and is also the design artist and art editor for Pirene’s Fountain.