Green David L. Jonathan guarding sacred sites for the

guarding sacred sites for the Keepers

Yet he had a gift for turning practically anyone into a fearless secret agent

I finally did it

each carefully taking the other's measure

Sticky hands - Chi Sau - Chapter 11

Green David L. Jonathan guarding sacred sites for theThese poems tell the story of loss: loss of a father stolen by disease, loss of innocence. And while it could easily stop there this collection doesn't. Instead, it gathers strength and finds its voice and its fight. With wonder and awe and some well placed anger, we see these poems emerge on the other side with a bit of hope and even happiness. The poems of Melissa Fite Johnson's Green excavate the bittersweet tenderness invoked by the collection's