Publisher's Synopsis
An extended eulogy that is as spare as it is beautiful, Instead of Goodbye sees established poet, John Powell Ward, exploring a new voice at the height of his writing powers. The material is elegant, poised, and utterly heart-breaking, yet never sentimental. After a lifetime with his wife Sarah, the sense of loss is visceral, yet the control of the material never wavers resulting in an exquisitely poised lyricism cannot fail to move.
