Catch and Release by Linda Flaherty Haltmaier

We can’t help but see our own reflection in these tightly crafted poems – the soul-searching, the exquisite heartaches, the wounds we all share, yet Haltmaier is a hopeful survivor, stubborn and gracious. She has captured, in these suspended moments, a life well lived. She knows her way around this ghostly landscape and with her as our guide we all stand to learn a thing or two.

–Kevin Carey, author of “The One Fifteen to Penn Station”

“Catch and Release” is a voyage to a shimmering world you won’t soon forget. These exquisite poems are about to become your dog-eared companions. Strap in for the ride!

–Kathryn Hayward, author/founder Integrators International

Sometimes playful and celebratory, often soul-searching, these poems bring into focus what poet Linda Flaherty Haltmaier calls the “unthinkable lurking / in the mundane.” If darkness is part of this poet’s vision, what is striking is the counterbalancing eruption of joy and vibrancy. Catch and Release? What we catch and release in this collection is the flash of intensity that reminds us of what it is to be alive.

–Rod Kessler, editor of “Soundings East” and author of “Off in Zimbabwe”

Rating: ***** [5 of 5 Stars!]