One Person Holds So Much Silence

<h1 class=ql-align-center><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>David Greenspan's </span><em style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>One Person Holds So Much Silence </em><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>explores the intersection of physical and emotional traumas through surprising and jaw-dropping language. </span></h1><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>Simultaneously </span><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>lush </strong><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>and </span><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>bizarre</strong><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)> the poems in </span><em style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>One Person Holds So Much Silence </em><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>culminate in a striking deep-dive into the </span><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>pain </strong><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>and </span><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>experiences </strong><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>of existing within a </span><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>body</strong><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>From</span><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)> self-harm </strong><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>to </span><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>suicidal ideation</strong><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)> Greenspan tackles these </span><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>harrowing </strong><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>topics through writing brimming with </span><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>original language </strong><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>and wrought </span><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>empathy</strong><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>These challenging </span><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>lyrical </strong><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>poems ask readers to investigate their own relationship with </span><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>grief </strong><span style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>and its effects on the body. </span></p><p></p><p>Readers looking for <strong>stunning </strong>language and <strong>dense</strong> <strong>rewarding </strong>poetry will find a new <strong>favorite poet </strong>in David Greenspan. </p><p></p><p>This collection also features a <strong>bespoke interview </strong>with the writer at then end of the book delving deeper into the <strong>craft</strong> <strong>influences</strong> and <strong>life </strong>behind their work.</p>