murmurs at the gate

<p>Suzanne S. Rancourt’s second book of poetry uses both fictional and auto-biographical events to create a chorus of survivors. These poems for the unspeakable the marginalized the “in-betweeners” create a chorus of survivors in the theatre of life’s sorrow love tragedy beauty and profound human resiliency.  </p><p>Rancourt’s life attests to being a survivor and states “Prejudice is non-discriminatory.”<em> murmurs at the gate</em> is a poetic narrative that explores the harsh measures of life’s wars. “If we are at war with everything who are the Warriors? Who are the survivors? And for how long does the war cry reverberate?”  Marine and Army veteran and multi-modal artist Ms. Rancourt brings to the reader her rich and diverse metaphors inspired by rural mountain living and Native American culture. Ms. Rancourt honors all her ancestors in this astounding book where every murmur could be your own.  </p>