To the Person Who Tends My Body

by Michael Meyerhofer

"To the Person Who Tends My Body moves beyond our shared foundation of grief and fallibility in search of the tenderness, humor, and courage that just might make us more than the sum of our parts. From shacks and mortuaries to highways and television screens, these poems also seek to reexamine the strange wall separating reality and imagination in the hopes that it might be less a wall than a veil."

42 pages, Paperback

Published September 15, 2023

About the author

I'm the author of the Dragonkin Trilogy, a dark/epic fantasy series. The first book, WYTCHFIRE, also won the Whirling Prize and was a Readers Choice nomination by Big Al's Books and Pals. The sequels, KNIGHTSWRATH and KINGSTEEL, are both available now, as well, with an additional series in the works.

I've also published a few poetry books. My latest is WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE BURIED ALIVE. Previous poetry books are DAMNATIO MEMORIAE (lit. "damned memory", winner of the Brick Road Poetry Book Contest), BLUE COLLAR EULOGIES (Steel Toe Books), and LEAVING IOWA (winner of the Liam Rector First Book Award). I was also happy to have my poem, "For My Brother," featured in Goodreads' June 2014 newsletter. For more information and at least one embarrassing childhood photo, please visit wytchfire.com (fantasy) or troublewithhammers.com (poetry).

Reviews

[Clayton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This beautiful 28 page chapbook is itself a rich body of work with pathos, love, and humor, often in strange and tender ways. The imagery and language is wonderful. Each poem holds space for immersion and reflection. All I can say is, enjoy the read, the ride, and you’ll want to return again and again. It's that good!