Download or read book Perishable World written by Alicia Hokanson and published by Pleasure Boat Studio: A Literary Press. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Who knows if the grief / I squeeze through my lips can be borne?" says an ancient Aztec singer. In this collection, prize-winning poet Alicia Hokanson sets out to map the raw boundaries of grief by ruthlessly examining occasions and consequences of loss, offset by close and affectionate attention to the smallest nuances of the sensual universe. We learn that what perishes from this world is not only bearable but inseparable from what we celebrate. -Samuel Green, former Washington Poet Laureate, author of Disturbing the Light.