In the River of Songs 'Green' approaches Luca and Bree must put

Luca and Bree must put their painful history aside and work together to bring Gabriel home

beloved by so many

" his heart is swayed by encounters with planets and aliens beyond imagination

OLD TRUTHS HAVE NEW CONSEQUENCES

but beneath her calm exterior lurks a dark past

In the River of Songs 'Green' approaches Luca and Bree must putA poetic meditation on life, loss, and legacy. So what lasts? asks the speaker in the poem El Anatsui. This is the central question of Susan Jacksons new collection In the River of Songs. Jackson is a poet dedicated to exploring the mysteries of what it means to be fully human in a world where love, loss, pain, and joy are irrevocably nested together. These poems seem to answer that whatever does last is not easily defined; maybe only the intangible