Views from the Lanai

When poet Patricia Barry moves from New York City to Palm Coast, Florida, she is overwhelmed by the iconic wildlife, particularly the magnificent birds, which she observes from the lanai behind her new home. In these deeply felt and intricately described poems, she reveals how her familiarity with osprey, herons, ibis, and the varieties of flora and fauna educates and awakens her senses. With Nature as her primary teacher, Barry gradually overcomes feelings of dislocation and isolation in the time of COVID and beyond. Her journey of exploration and self-discovery leads her to embrace this once-strange habitat as home.