In the Library of Silences, Poems of Loss

Review

"In the Library of Silences" invites us to explore with the poet the world of human sorrow. -- Janine Canan, cover quote
"Marvelous! This adjective is not the usual hyperbole but indicates literally the marvels within this collection. -- Elisavietta Ritchie, cover quote
By giving voice to "what doesn't get told," these poems decode the varieties of silence. -- Enid Shomer, poet and short fiction writer
Marvelous! This adjective is not the usual hyperbole but indicates literally the marvels within this collection. -- Elisavietta Ritchie, poet and short fiction writer
These are poems born in the dark when all that seems possible is sorrow and grief. -- Joy Harjo, poet and musician
These are poems born in the dark, constructed during the winter of life,...but they make color, they make life. -- Joy Harjo, cover quote

About the Author

Mary Sue Koeppel won the Esme Bradberry National Contemporary Poets Prize (Wordart), an Art Ventures Grant, and three nominations for Pushcart Awards. Koeppel is the first recipient of Florida's highest award for Teaching Excellence given annually to one community college faculty member by the state's Association of Community Colleges. She is widely published in over 50 journals, anthologies, and magazines. She teaches writing at Florida Community College at Jacksonville.