The Hub of the Miracle

Sallie Bingham’s poems seek, always, to con­nect. The events of ordi­nary life–walking in the woods around Santa Fe, light­ing a fire in a stove–merge with the crises of matu­rity: death and other losses. Always, the tonic is hope–the hope that springs from a stone, a stream, or a mem­ory of child­hood. These short lyrics pro­vide inspi­ra­tion for all trav­el­ers on the path. Sallie Bingham began writ­ing poetry as a child. Her first verses, dic­tated to her mother, were sent to her father who was serv­ing over­seas dur­ing World War 11. Discouraged from becom­ing a poet by the atti­tude then pre­vail­ing at writ­ing classes at Harvard, she has finally returned to her first love.

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