Northsight

Lois Roma-Deeley's powerful poems are as "tought and brave" as they are "brilliant," "beautiful" and finally, "soul-satisfying." The journey into the dangerous world of Lois Roma-Deeley's second collection of poems, northSight, takes us through the caverns of "the hunting and hunted heart." Our traveling companions on this road make a "vital chorus" of those who suffer -- or those who make others suffer. Those who survive with dignity and those who -- with great astonishment -- disappear into their own despair. On this journey we meet both Beast and Angel: rapists, waitresses, prostitutes, war herores, tattoo girls, Italian immigrants, dope dealers, day laborers, monks, bikers, and firemen as well as the uncommitted, the confused, and the slightly insane. As if the earth beneath our feet will split open at any given moment, these poems fight to keep their fierce balance between the world as we know it and the world as it should be. This is a book that dares to hope.