Jerusalem Delivered (Italian: La Gerusalemme liberata) is an epic poem by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso, first published in 1581, that tells a largely mythified version of the First Crusade in which Christian knights, led by Godfrey of Bouillon, battle Muslims in order to take Jerusalem.
Patricia Clarks latest poetry collection O Lucky Day explores her concerns about family and mortality, silence and loneliness, widening to include losses in the natural world.
Whatever life hands melove, land, or lossa way to acceptance means embracing earthly cycles, authentic connections to others, and the comforting puzzle of words, says Catherine Hamrick.