So the Light Stays by Danielle Blinka

“Writing personal poetry requires, first, a personality and, second, a personality that deepens into character. In too much of the lyric poetry being produced these days, the first is ill-defined, and the second is entirely absent. Danelle Blinka‘s poems reveal both, a mind that is lively with the kinds of discovery that bring delight: Describing a weed, she says, “Alone you stand / Bare / To the world, / Lovely, with your / Roots of stone.” A poet of lesser character might have concluded with something more expected and thus less memorable. Small surprises like this are the characteristics of a real poet, and Danielle Blinka is one.”

–R.S. Gwynn, author of Dogwatch, The Drive-In, The Narcissiad, and No Word of Farewell: Selected Poems.

“Danielle’s work is heartfelt and intimate. She reveals raw feelings in an appealing lyrical style. She digs deep to describe moments of life that ring true for all of us while reflecting her personal reactions to events.”

–Stephen Schwei, Poet, “Bluebonnet Whispers”