"We must not drink this salty sea/in a gulp. The secret is to respect the ritual." (from In a Texas Bar)

Elijah's Farm examines the American experience of family and loss, celebration and travel, without a false sense of glitz; without pretense or overly abstract images. Every poem in this collection is heartfelt but also finely crafted. The collection as a whole invites the image of a traveler, a Tenessee girl, eyes open and engaged, navigating the states and the world of academia, never fully able nor willing to leave home behind.