A review of Tight Bindings by Sarah Temporal

The poems pivot around the birth of a daughter, expanding outward from child to woman to humanity to universe and back again to the daughter. A cycle that repeats itself, Fibonacci-like throughout the book, utilising fairy tales, legend, place, and experience to create an overarching story of female transformation that feels simultaneously intimate and mythic. 

A review of Voyage to the Sun by Ruth Ann Oskolkoff

There are some cultural barriers to be overcome to understand Taoism, the moral way. It is difficult to grasp, the essense is too good to be true, and coming to practicing Tao it is difficult. With such hurdles, thinking about bringing these philosophical values to the level where a child could understand and accept it, is indeed a daunting task.