The Weight of Light
by Rosetta Radtke
Set against the backdrop of the war in Israel and Gaza and the war in Ukraine, in the months leading up to and following the 2024 American presidential election, the poems in The Weight of Light explore the choices we make collectively and as individuals in a democratic society and the potential consequences of those choices.
From the book:
There were moments
as a country we understood
like now
and looked away
from the shadow knife raised
on the wall
holding what feels like our collective breath
for better or for worse this is still
a democracy
we will get
what we choose
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