Inheriting Weight

<p><i>In this second collection of poems paying homage to his mother David Kates confronts the paradox of his inheritance. </i> Inheriting Weight <i>deepens and widens the exploration of life and love this time tracing concentric circles around the spirit of loss. ... A brilliant collection of work. </i><br>-Martha Fuller Instructor Otis College of Art + Design UC Irvine Extension Bowers Museum and Skirball Cultural Center </p><p><i>Breathlessly honest sad and perceptive all at the same time.</i><br>-Victoria Chang author of <i>Circle</i> (winner of the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition Award) and <i>Salvinia Molesta: Poems</i></p><p><i>Inheriting Weight</i> continues the true story of David A. Kates who after losing his beloved mother to cancer picks up life's pieces and starts fresh. David is inspired by all that he has inherited--physical emotional and spiritual gifts. The poems are distinctly influenced by images of nature multi-genre music global travel and relationships with friends and family. It is a memoir of fervent renewal after tremendous loss. </p>