Out of the Dark

Out of the Dark

Poems

by Lillian Boraks-Nemetz

$17.95

• October 2020
• print ISBN: 978-1-55380-632-5
• ebook ISBN: 978-1-55380-633-2
• PDF ISBN: 978-1-55380-634-9
• 6 x 9 Trade paper, 100 pages
• Poetry

This collection offers a cycle of poems about the poet who, as a child survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto, has had to live with the memories of the Holocaust all her life. The first section describes the evils of suffering and prejudice, of war and destruction, and the loss of loved ones, even the loss of self. “This is a ghetto / where humans live in neglected cages / within a fire that burns sleep out of their eyes.” The second section brings “flickers of light” in finding ways to move towards a better, fuller life, once the poet realizes “We must always seek / new ways / of reaching one another / though each of us / is a world unto itself.” The third section offers a tribute to the artists and poets who have come before and who have left behind their gifts for us. It recognizes the connections and love within the family and the ability to live and love. “I run toward you / carrying the glow of marigolds / lighting your path to my love.”