The Smile of Irresistible Delight

a collage by Bill Wolak

Author’s note: This is a time of grief, suffering, and uncertainty. All of us must find our way to resilience by any means possible. That healing and stabilization of the self are a forms of blossoming—like the blossoming in my collage—to be contrasted with the grey, overcast horizons we must face every day. We must fight oppression every day, and we must fight for joy. We must not become numb from the constant lies, the persistent gaslighting, and the precariousness of the latest news cycle.

© Bill Wolak


Bill Wolak has just published his nineteenth book of poetry entitled What Love Calms Only With Nakedness with Expeditions International Publishing House. His collages and photographs have appeared as cover art for such magazines as Phoebe, The Passionfruit Review, Inside Voice, and Barfly Poetry Magazine.


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