Autumn Song

<p>We all live lives littered with what we leave behind: places we once lived friendships we once had dreams we once envisioned the people we once were. Each new day we attempt to find a way to continue living despite the absences we experience because of loss and disappointment injustice and inequity change and the passage of time. </p><p><em>Autumn Song: Essays on Absence</em> invites readers into one Black woman's experiences encountering absences seeing beyond the empty spaces and grasping at the glimmers of glory that remain. In a world marred with brokenness these glimmers speak to the possibility of grieving losses healing heartache and allowing ourselves to be changed.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Patrice Gopo</strong> is the author of <em>All the Colors We Will See</em> a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and <em>All the Places We Call Home</em>. She lives with her family in North Carolina where she enjoys walks just after dawn and thinks a perfect day ends with ice cream. Please visit patricegopo.com to learn more.</p>