In the Waiting by Wendy Rosenberg

Wendy Warren Rosenberg reminds us that, as E. M. Forster wrote, “We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” She examines what we wait for, how we wait, and what the waiting teaches us. There is in these poems an aching awareness of human frailty and of loss, but that isn’t the focus of the work. Most importantly, Wendy Warren Rosenberg has carefully crafted memory and metaphor into poems that underscore the power of acceptance and transformation. This is an insightful first book, genuine and honest, filled with clarity, depth, and textured detail. A sparkling debut!
–Adele Kenny, Poetry Editor Tiferet Journal

Wendy Warren Rosenberg‘s  book of poems In the Waiting has an immediacy and lyricism that captured and held my attention so that I read the book in one sitting.  Her poems connect to the reader in an affirmative but not sentimental way.   For anyone who has considered adoption, her poems ”Adoption Interview” and “Adopted”  and even “Tests ” are more than appealing; they are mandatory reading.
–Laura Boss, Author of Flashlight ( Guernica Editions), Editor of Lips

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