You Don't Speak My Language

<p><em>You Don't Speak My Language</em> explores the otherness of trauma the isolation that comes with long-term neglect and suffering. When others can't relate to you every conversation feels foreign and the trauma can feel like a barrier something unspeakable when you are amongst those who don't speak the language of tragedy. The award-winning poems within reflect the journey it takes to transform trauma from a non-verbal state unspoken and silent into a language that can be both learned for yourself and taught to others achieving fluency and-more importantly-mastery of that which was an obstacle for so long.</p>