What Cannot Stay Small Forever

This is a frieze-like collection of roughly chronological poems exploring memories of a broad range of childhood experiences up to about the age of 11. The memories range from the traumatic to sublime moments of solitary elation and realization.

Around 2010, I went through a significantly challenging period, during which I made a trip to locations where I lived as a child in the Pacific Northwest, mainly Spokane, Washington, and I began exploring childhood memories, some of which were difficult to face. Most of these poems were written over a few weeks during and after that trip.