The Lame God

By M. B. McLatchey (Marilyn Bennett) ’79. The winner of the 2013 May Swenson Poetry Award. In these poems, McLatchey reminds us of the inevitable bond between art and empathy. This work accompanies the author on her journey through a parent’s anguish in the face of a horrific crime. Through her poetry, she gives voice to a suffering—and a love—that might otherwise go unheard.