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Smiling at the Executioner

Review from the publisher:

Smiling at the Executioner is a brilliant collection of poems inspired by the Stoic philosophy, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying these poems, which know how to live on their own, to take root in your heart. These are the kind of poems you hope you can remember to quote when in moments of uncertainty. McLatchey is not some one-trick theme artist who will sing you ‘I get knocked down, but I get up again’—no!—she’s the one who will serve you images, sounds and textures that make you want to read this book aloud. She will bring you the taste of bread, the promises of olives, the singing of hunger and the love of desire.” —J.P. Dancing Bear, editor of Verse Daily