And She Does Shine

In this striking debut, Bernadette Karpa demonstrates the power of memory through poetry. And She Does Shine takes the reader on a powerful narrative of survivorhood by finding beauty in ordinary places.

Whether she is discovering blessings on a city street or finding solace within difficult experiences, Karpa embodies nostalgia, humor, and longing to illustrate the complexity of childhood, mixed with the incertitude of growing into oneself.

And She Does Shine is a masterful performance of hope, beauty, and resilience. The world Karpa crafts within her poems are a quiet voice imploring us to seek out our inner spirit through everyday phenomenon.