One Light: Poems

One Light is a book about a Georgia mother and a daughter who must each take a turn at caregiving. In the first half of the book, the daughter tells of surviving near-fatal burns at age fourteen, and describes with stark straightforwardness the healing process, during which her mother serves as one of her primary caregivers.

In Part II, where both voices are alternately and jointly heard, the daughter moves reluctantly into the role of caregiver as her mother travels dementia's haunting paths. Their shared love of singing and a stubborn tenacity serve as thematic threads.

Author: Dana Wildsmith
Publisher: Texas Review Press
Published: 02/20/2019
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781680031744
ISBN10: 1680031740
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
- Family & Relationships | Eldercare
- Health & Fitness | Healing

About the Author
DANA WILDSMITH is the author of a novel, Jumping, and an environmental memoir, Back to Abnormal: Surviving With An Old Farm in the New South, which was a finalist for Georgia Author of the Year. She is also the author of five collections of poetry. Wildsmith has served as Artist-in-Residence for Grand Canyon National Park and for Everglades National Park. She lives with her family on an old farm in north Georgia, and works as an English literacy instructor at Lanier Technical College. Her widely followed blog, www.danawildsmith.com/blog, focuses on the life of a working writer.