Absorbing the harsh beauty of her writing isnt easy; readingSingsometimes feels like staring into the sun.
But she also makes it impossible to turn away.
(you’re free to read EWs interview with Ward about the bookhere.)
Credit: Beowulf Sheehan; Scribner
Wards win, in many ways, marks a culmination point after decades of marginalization within the literary community.
This woman … wrote such a seminal work of American literature, she wrote.
I understood and appreciated Lees wishes: to live a life with privacy and anonymity.
To live the life of her own choosing.
You saw your grief, your love, your losses, your regrets, your joy, your hope.
Sing, Unburied, Singisavailable for purchase.
