Forward & In the Dark

In this fourth poetry collection, Galer has assembled new poems with a slight twist. The poems themselves highlight her animist spiritual realm, and the global threat of climate change, common themes in her work for decades. But, in addition, each poem is accompanied by an annotation, a small memoir of the various experiences and thoughts that made her stop in an ordinary day and bring forth a new poem. Readers of poetry will enjoy seeing the poet's process, and readers who might ordinarily pass on reading poetry but who enjoy reading memoir will appreciate this glimpse into the writing of a poem.