Melancholia

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"we're all learning to be sad and alive at the same time. to pull the hurting thing from our chests without making everybody uncomfortable." -from MelancholiaWanda's second collection for VA stares down the crossroads of depression, family, treatment, and recovery, unapologetically refusing answers to questions which lack them. These poems shirk clichés of self-discovery by revealing strength through their vulnerability."Wanda's poems feel intimate ... like activated photographs from a long-lost family album, like pill-kissed segments of pain, wisdom, and observation." - Gina Tron , author of Suspect ( Tarpulin Sky )