Some of the Things I've Seen - Paperback

by Sara Berkeley (Author)

In her newest collection, Sara Berkeley follows a number of sightlines: watching the landscape from the window of a plane, contemplating the effects of climate change, witnessing human vulnerability and resilience as a hospice nurse during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Her gaze traces the coastlines of the Pacific Ocean and moves with a coyote through the California desert to the Palio horse race in Sienna, a return to Ireland, and a migration to upstate New York. A marriage ends, forest fires spread, and a new love takes root in winter. Throughout, Berkeley maintains a tender awareness of the threats that surround us, especially for the children born into this increasingly uninhabitable world, as well as a keen appreciation of the passion and poetic insight we will all need to survive.

Author Biography

Sara Berkeley grew up in Dublin, Ireland. She was educated at Trinity College, Southbank University, London, and the University of California, Berkeley. This is her seventh poetry collection. She has also published a novel and a collection of short stories. Her work has been widely anthologized in Europe, the US, and Canada. She lived for many years in the San Francisco Bay Area and now makes her home with her husband in upstate New York, where she works as a hospice nurse.