A A Parr

What Lasts Beyond the Burning A A Parr

What Lasts Beyond the Burning is an exploration of one woman's journey away from violence, away from a life dictated by deceit and manipulation, away from everything she once thought she knew. At times gritty and blunt, and others caressing and lyrical, this book chronicles a year in the life of a woman searching for a place called home. Through a variety of free verse formats and building to a refined crescendo, the poems offer a meditation on how to be free, on how to live after leaving.