When the Universe Brings Us Back

by Lorraine Jeffery

This book is a treasury of wisdom which deals with life's great questions, ambiguities and ironies. There are many poems of self-discovery from an eighty-year-old vantage point. It is heavy in poems which discuss relationship experiences and reinforce our universal links to the natural world we inhabit. Poems embrace several forms: narrative, free verse, lyric, villanelles, and sonnets. While most are short and pithy, there is always something to ponder. There is hope for humanity in these poems.

100 pages, Paperback

Published March 23, 2022

About the author

Lorraine Jeffery earned her bachelor’s degree in English and her MLIS in library science, and managed public libraries in Texas, Ohio and Utah for over twenty years. She has won poetry prizes in state and national contests and has published over fifty poems in various publications, including Clockhouse, Kindred, Calliope, Ibbetson Street,and Rockhurst Review. She has published short stories in War Cry, The Standard and Segullah. Her articles have appeared in Focus on the Family, Mature Years, and Utah’s Senior Review, as well as other publications. She is the mother of ten children (eight adopted) and currently lives with her husband in Orem, Utah.