Recently, I enjoyed Dear Ray by Donna Dunlop, a long poem about Raymond Souster and his loss. Souster is a deserving poet and — though I never met him — someone I believe to be a deserving soul for a book like this one, and the poem finds many poignant moments in the long wait and decline that comes with illness. The title really says it all in that this is a concise, loving tribute.

The book is available from Contact Press.