In a World of Sighs by Joanne Tangorra

In a World of Sighs radiates emotional light. These poems are richly textured with facts, animated by an intellect as immersed in her reading as she is in her reading of life. Most of all, these poems are beautifully and wondrously made.

–Renè Steinke

Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]

Joanne Tangorra’s flawless ear and loving eye yield poems of remarkable force. From Italian travelogues and compelling elegies for aging parents, to thoughtful meditations on Caravaggio and Van Gogh, her voice is always graceful and arresting.

–Ned Balbo

Joanne Tangorra‘s poems often reflect the ways that great art can inhabit human meditations, and these acts of contemplation carry with them a clear spiritual urgency.

–David St. John

Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]