The Verse for Now is the ninth book from poet Jacqueline Suskin. This meditative collection asks us to accept ourselves as planetary, at once vast and cosmic, while equally small and animal. As we witness the flames and floods of climate crisis, what guidance might exist in a moment of contemplation while kneeling beside a rushing creek, walking midwestern streets, writing poetry, or sitting with an old growth redwood? Even in the dark days, Suskin shows us what it means to trust, praise and honor the earth. Listening to landscapes both rural and urban, she uncovers divine tools of transformation, uplifting the practice of relationship with people and planet. The Verse for Now sings of interconnection and agency in an expansive universe, where together we create the endless story of life.

About the author

Jacqueline Suskin is a poet and educator who has composed over forty thousand improvisational poems with her ongoing writing project, Poem Store. Suskin is the author of nine books, including The Edge of The Continent Volumes 1-3, Help in the Dark Season, Every Day is a Poem, and A Year in Practice, with work featured in various publications including the New York Times, the Atlantic, and the Los Angeles Times. An ecstatic earth-worshiper, she lives in Detroit where she works with InsideOut Literary Arts, bringing nature poetry into classrooms with her Poem Forest curriculum.

Book details

ISBN: 978-1-7377155-5-9
Page count: 116
Dimensions: 6” x 9”