Tough & Tender

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In a world as cruel and lucky as this we get to leave Love behind no matter how tough and tender.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In Zane Frederick's fourth poetry collection he refers to Love as a proper noun like an authority or religion. A thing we are influenced by. In his signature voice Frederick puts the spectrum of feeling into lyrics and metaphors. Whether it's Love found or forgotten about it's a fossil for what we gave of ourselves. A pure joy to say we Loved here here and here. How some of us remain soft after being thrown through the wringer.</span></p><p></p><p><strong><em>An evocative collection that immerses you into a journey of visceral desire loss and connection. Frederick masterfully paints his memories in such undiluted detail it feels as though you're dancing in the melancholy with him.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>- CHRISTIAN WEISSMANN AUTHOR OF Her Him & I</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>A collection that somehow feels like a comforting lullaby and a sad song all at once. Zane Frederick writes with such emotion that leaves readers with a prolonging sense of nostalgia.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>- BRIANNA PASTOR AUTHOR OF Good Grief</em></strong></p>