About the Author

Sandy Longley lives in Delmar, NY and spends summers in Provincetown, MA surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and Cape Cod Bay. The Outer Cape Artist in Residence Consortium recently awarded her a two-week stay to live and write in the solitude of the dunes. She is an Associate Professor of English at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, NY. In 2012 and 2015 she was shortlisted for Dorset's Bridport Prize.

Reviews

Sandy Longley artfully navigates the unending contradictions of sentient life: love, desire, promise-and the undertows of longing, surrender, loss. She's equally masterful in her elegant explorations of the natural world. Throughout this impressive collection she leads us from revelation to revelation, and always with humor, daring and grace. Richard Gotti, PhD, MFA, Professor, SUNY Empire State College Every time I read a poem by Sandy Longley, I feel an urgency to share it. In an age of twitter tweets and speed dates, Longley takes a much-needed poetic pause and unflinchingly reflects our deeper selves and world back to us. In Navigating the Waters she reminds us of imagination's power to carry love, loneliness, curiosity and concern to unexpected, unforgettable places. What a gift to see ourselves as Sandy Longley sees us. Her wild imagination and brilliant clarity remind me how poetry can save us. Mary Judd, frequent contributor to international publications, award- winning program developer, and the Executive Director of Songwriting With Soldiers.