<p><em>Staring Down the Tracks</em> is a collection of poems that gives voice to those affected by addiction, a population that, despite their numbers and diverse demographics, is often harshly judged and silenced by shame. The mother and son of these poems are your neighbors, friends, relatives, and co-workers who need to have a dialog with you.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;Images precise and severe are accompanied by a fragile, defiantly beautiful music as the poet describes the son whom she will lose, over and over again.&rdquo;&nbsp; ~Erica Funkhouser, author of <em>Post ' Rail</em>, winner of the Idaho Prize for Poetry</p><p>&ldquo;&hellip;a courageous and generous collection, an essential contribution to literature about addiction that will change you.&rdquo;&nbsp; ~Daniel Donaghy, author,&nbsp;<em>Somerset: Start with the Trouble</em>, winner of the Paterson Prize for Literary Excellence</p><p>&ldquo;If Sylvia Plath were the mother of an addict, she would write poems like [these].&rdquo;&nbsp; ~Miriam Greenspan, psychotherapist and author,<em>Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair</em></p>