Melissa Ann Bergstrom

Wild Unfolding Melissa Ann Bergstrom

This second collection of poems by Melissa Bergstrom finds inspiration in both the natural world and the human made places we call home. How might observing nature, at once graceful and wildly untamed, help a human being explore what it means to be present through all the seasons? How can we more deeply connect to our bodies, both relishing the pleasure and honoring the pain of being alive? How can the places we call home shape our emotional and physical experience? Composed while walking to the bus, sitting on the train, or waiting in line at the grocery store, these poems challenge the reader to dive head and heartfirst into the experience of seemingly ordinary moments, and from the pain, frustration, and longing that we find there, discover the power of our own wild unfolding.