“Jakiela is a master of an essay form that is distinctly her own, a kind of integrated collage style that brings together her background as a journalist and the author of collections of poetry, weaving together quotes, facts, musings, digressions, and stories, pulling us in with opening lines like, “One mid-pandemic day, because I love my daughter and because I have what my mother said is the common sense of a doorknob, I found myself sprawled on a tennis court trying not to pass out.””
So grateful to author Nancy McCabe and BELT Magazine Editor Ed Simon for this sweet and thoughtful review of ALL SKATE. Read the full review here >> https://beltmag.com/skating-with-lori-jakiela/
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