The Gathering

Poetry. Curl up by a fire with a glass of port to truly enjoy THE GATHERING. Ms. Festa opens up very difficult life experiences where she struggles to bring some kind of understanding. We don't see this in poetry all that often and it can make a difficult read to the uninitiated. But the beauty of her language and the depth of her understanding make her subject palatable and carry the reader to that place of truth and beauty to which poetry aspires. Curl up by a fire with a glass of port to truly enjoy THE GATHERING. Ms. Festa opens up very difficult life experiences where she struggles to bring some kind of understanding. We don't see this in poetry all that often and it can make a difficult read to the uninitiated. But the beauty of her language and the depth of her understanding make her subject palatable and carry the reader to that place of truth and beauty to which poetry aspires. "This whole book is an offering"--Rosanna Warren, from the Preface.