trish Shields - Author and Poet Canadian Poetry Association bookstore Ascent Aspirations Magazine Category:  Education/Training Publisher: Passion Among The Cacti Press ISBN-10:  0973735147 Pages: 24 Copyright: May 2005 This is a small collection of poetry aimed at individuals that suffer from depression, clinical or otherwise. Published by Passion Among The Cacti Press, 2005. Granite Reflection for me the colour blue means clear skies memories of the Columbia Ice Fields my children's eyes flashing cobalt with baby dimples and toddler smiles grey is the zone that grips my soul wrenching my cries endless days embattled fromm without when feast of sleep is deprived within granite reflection for miles and miles Excerpt grey is the zone that grips my soul wrenching my cries

About the Publication by Katherine L. Gordon
This is a brave little book. Many of the poems collected here appeared over the course of this long winter on the participoet list serve for The Canadian Poetry Association. I noticed the pattern of thoughts reflected there did not belong precisely to the bony squeeze of a winter's hand on the heart, but came more from a longer season's experiences with a deeper, more prolonged depression. We shared transient griefs, and bitter, prolonged journeys into despair. Writing of them allowed a little light into the darkest corners. It took courage to examine the truth and commonality of this condition. Some of the expressions here have resulted in provocative, sympathetic and rather beautiful poetry. We hope that this collection will reach out to clasp hands with any in despair, so that they will recognize some understanding, some acknowledgement of suffering, and most poignantly that they are not alone.

March 2005.