Gather the Night
Poems

Katherine DiBella Seluja (Author)

9780826359889

Paperback / softback, published 30 August 2018

80 pages
15.9 x 22.3 x 0.7 cm, 0.16 kg

Gather the Night is a poetic love letter to Seluja's brother Lou and to all schizophrenics. . . . These poems capture the wonder and grief of those who have loved the afflicted, witnessed their buzzing world, and endured their loss."" - Valerie Martínez, author of Each and Her

""When you stop breathing while reading, you know you are there. . . . Gather the Night is a 'rupture so much closer than it seems."" - Meg Tuite, author of Bound by Blue: Stories

This debut collection reads like an elegy, not just for the author's brother Lou, stricken with schizophrenia, but for all families affected by mental illness. Through multiple personae and a variety of styles, Seluja offers a gritty authenticity and empathy to the subjects and themes. These poems grieve for a world of the lost while extending solace to those who remain and remember.