Inside Such Darkness: Poems

by Virginia Slachman

Whether praising the world, or peering into the darkness that is always on the verge of engulfing it, Virginia Slachman won't give up her relentless search for meaning, beauty, wholeness. Anything might, at any moment, become a vehicle for this vision of the world as sacred and complete--sycamore branches, a man dragging a cross up Hollywood Blvd., a garbage truck unloading dumpsters.... --Kurt Brown

56 pages, Paperback

First published August 30, 2010

About the author

Virginia Slachman spent many years as an award-winning poet and college professor before launching into a career as a novelist and writing coach. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she traveled to Los Angeles and then Aspen following college to discover life outside her staid Midwest roots. Poetry led to Ph.D. studies at the University of Cincinnati and a long, successful career in the college classroom teaching literature and writing.

Virginia worked for years with Thoroughbred racehorses just off the track. Her love of murder mysteries, research, and horses combine in her latest 5-star Amazon rated novel, Blood in the Bluegrass, first in her mystery series featuring amateur sleuth Harper Hill and JD Cole, her long-ago lover who is suddenly back on the scene. The novel weaves together a behind-the-scenes look at breeding and racing Thoroughbreds in Kentucky Bluegrass Country with a race against time, as Harper must discover the real reason behind her sister’s death, find out who’s been killing her racehorses, and save her family stud farm--all before the culprit comes for her, too. "Action packed from the get-go and filled with unique characters, the book is hard to put down as it races headlong at full speed to the finish line" says
Barry Irwin, Founder & CEO of the international racing syndicate, Team Valor International.