Ready or Not

<p>In her first collection of published poems <em>Ready or Not</em> Robin Wright explores the universal theme of unexpected life events through images and language related to relationships love loss death and dementia. This collection begins with Fringe a poem about teenage loneliness and isolation. Several poems about romantic relationships follow including Renters a poem about a marriage starting out differently than expected but leaving the reader with hope.</p><p><br></p><p>Other poems ignite the emotions of relationships lost. Several lead the reader through the narrator's frame of mind and feelings during and after a break-up. What This Woman Wants centers on a woman's needs from her partner and is a nod to Kim Addonizio's What Do Women Want?</p><p><br></p><p>The collection then segues into poems about the loss of beloved friends and a beloved uncle taking the reader into the darkness of grief. Like This focuses on a different kind of loss and revolves on what we are willing to do or not do as a society. The final poem features a loved one struggling with dementia as witnessed by the narrator.</p><p><br></p><p>Wright uses accessible language and uses images that resonate with others to make a human connection.</p><p><br></p><p>Like This was a finalist in Poetry Matters Spring Robinson/Mahogany Red Literary Prize. The poems in this collection have previously appeared in the following: <em>Amarillo Bay; Ariel Chart; Foliate Oak Literary Magazine; Indiana Voice Journal</em>; <em>Lost River Literary Magazine; Muddy River Poetry Review; Nature Writing; Peacock Journal; Rat's Ass Review</em>; <em>See Spot Run; Terror House Magazine; Zygote in My Coffee;</em> <em>Time Present Time Past</em> the University of Southern Indiana's 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary anthology.</p>