Description

Cloverleen Wilson’s anthology of poems covers the wide variety of issues that she faced as a teacher, community member, citizen, mother, Christian, and friend. Mrs. Wilson speaks about seeing—really seeing—with insightful eyes, teaching us how to appreciate the oft-underestimated sense of sight and how it enables us to know each other. She also provides insightful views on friendships she has experienced throughout her life, speaking against the way humans in power tend to treat people as statistics to avoid being overwhelmed by their individuality.

Her poems also touch on concepts of civic responsibility, heritage, and cultural pride—expressing the virtues of cooperation, tolerance, and discipline as ones we all should cultivate. Finally, she wrestles with questions of creation, evolution, the phenomenon of aging, and the acceptance of death as a final destination.