Published September 1, 2024
A chapbook full of poems of resilience by BC local poet Sally Quon.
This Long Road is a lyrical masterpiece, exquisitely edited and designed. Through the sacredness of everyday moments and the ache for freedom, Quon offers a psalm of journey, singing all the notes—the highs and lows—as she claims the right to existence. Let her peace and permission anoint you to slow down, pay attention and savour the multi-dimensional hues of life, her crickets and meadowlark, cinnamon and apples, ocean mist and stardust, a song ascending through all the extraordinary facets of the ordinary.
—Cynthia Sharp, author of Ordinary Light and Rainforest in Russet
This collection shines a new spotlight on the particular magic of Sally Quon’s poetry: creating power and presence in vulnerability and intimacy. She is, as always, fearless and honest, opening a door for readers to share, imagine, and see their own parallels in her words. In This Long Road, readers will find grief, joy, uncertainty, shame, renewal but most of all, resilience and beauty.
—Christina Myers, author of Halfway Home and The List of Last Chances
