Subtraction Isn't Always Less

<p>In <em>Subtraction Isn't Always Less</em> Ann Hudson examines her father's <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>last several years living with idiopathic Parkinson's Disease his childhood which he re-participated in as a result of his Lewy body dementia and his shifting presence as her father. The poems consider his identity as a scientist as well as the science of his increasing fragmentation. While a grievous loss his death re-configures how his family understands and experiences him: an endearingly monolithic head of a family an athlete a musician an expert in his field.</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> Through a sharp and tender observation of landscapes both physical and emotional along with a generous offering of data curiosity and awe Hudson shows us how death might bring someone we love into a more precise and present focus. </span></p>