Judith Ansara’s beautifully crafted volume of poetry is as accessible as it is profound; personal, yet at the same time universally relevant.  Her poems take the reader on a journey through the multi-faceted terrain of a well-lived life.  We travel with her as a social activist; spiritual seeker and guide; world traveler; mother, daughter, wife and friend. 

Through the elegant precision of her craft, Ansara’s everyday experiences blossom to reveal gems of wisdom and images that evoke and provoke, illumine and inspire.  We are offered intimate glimpses into an almost 50-year love partnership replete with the passion, pain and mysteries common to us all.  She explores the nature and power of lineage, from our ancestors through our legacy to the coming generations. 

Judith guides us through moments of suffering and joy, struggle and breakthrough, death and impermanence as her poems invite us to explore the elusive boundary our very human selves with the transcendent world beyond form. Her poems are vivid in their detail and her honesty and wisdom invite us to claim our own.