The lyric poems in Daye Phillippo's radiant debut collection Thunderhead explore faith, motherhood, family, and community. As the author has put it, she has lived her life "backwards," first raising a large family, then going back to school, and only now seeing her work find its way into print.
This collection of poems is a gem. Daye Phillippo has captured the "terroir" of the midwest. A theme of seeing the present through the eyes of the past brings a particular depth and richness to many of the poems.