Biting Thorns Off Roses

<p><strong><em>Biting Thorns Off Roses</em> is a transmutation of deep pain. </strong></p><p>Through poetry Hoffman strives to not only remove but to also intimately examine the masks we all wear to hide from the world; and perhaps most importantly the ones we wear to hide from ourselves.   </p><p>Hoffman brings into question the ways in which we as individuals and as a society approach trauma. She shakes the very foundations of our judgements around mental health challenging us all to walk through our own suffering with open minds and empathetic hearts.</p><p> A collection of work designed to thoughtfully carry readers on a journey from hopelessness to hope. <em>Biting Thorns Off Roses</em> lyrically illustrates what pain has to teach those of us with the courage to sit still in the dark</p><p>                                                                                 and <em>listen</em>.</p>