Poet Elise Skidmore sees the mundane and the special, the everyday images we take for granted and the darker, sadder realities of our lives, and gives them the importance they deserve in her eloquent, descriptive free verse style. Each word is chosen carefully, as much for its own sound and meaning as for the image created and the power and emotion delivered when teamed with other well-chosen words. Whether honoring the memory of a loved one gone or in displaying a wry and cocky pride in her hometown, the result is a body of spectacular images and an experience that warms, enlivens and satisfies.