Sleeping in the Dead Girl's Room

by Cynthia Bargar, Eileen Cleary (Editor), Martha Mccollough (Designer)

Sleeping in the Dead Girl's Room yearns for a truth that eludes knowing. These poems grapple with the presumed suicide death of an aunt and with the poet's mental health history and hospitalization. The poet is her aunt's namesake.

Genres: Poetry

76 pages, Paperback

Published January 15, 2022

Reviews

[Ann Wallace]

This haunting collection is an urgent, page-turning read, uncovering / imagining the story of a girl—the poet’s aunt—whose death has long been silenced. This collection offers a compelling take on family trauma, mental illness, postmemory, and recovery.