In Transit - by Teddy Norris (Paperback)

About the Book

In Transit acknowledges the joy and intensity of emotional connections; the wonder of the natural world; the mystery of time and space; the yearnings of the heart; and the tenacity of the human spirit.

Book Synopsis

As humans we are continually in transit, from birth to death to whatever may come beyond that. This has always been true, but perhaps never more so than today, when our society is so mobile, when change happens so quickly. We are also constantly traversing the timeline of our lives through memory. Teddy Norris' poems acknowledge the joy and intensity of emotional connections; the wonder of the natural world; the mystery of time and space; the yearnings of the heart; and the tenacity of the human spirit.

"These poems transport us with powerful imagery and emotive rhythm as we cross a continent of life experiences through intimate moments of connection." -Jan Groenemann, author of Woman Alone and Creativity as a Life Path

"In Transit is not the vain exercise in craft that so often passes for poetry. It is a needed book that compels us to feel just how vulnerable we are on life's journey." -Dana Delibovi, Consulting Poetry Editor, Cable Street

Review Quotes

"The poems in this collection by Teddy Norris transport us with powerful imagery and emotive rhythm as we cross a continent of life experiences through intimate moments of connection. Whether with inner longing or loss, disturbing events, or the slow, silent death of a bee, Norris puts the reader "there," as one living and acutely attuned to the story. We can feel the weightlessness of the bee as we pinch its wings between our fingers and place it on the palm. She keeps us in transit throughout this beautiful collection of straight-from-life poems while inviting us to pause momentarily to revisit or consider what we can all identify as the reality of living in our chaotic world. Through her fresh eyes we are gifted with a richness of seeing and provided with thought-provoking insights."

-Jan Groenemann, author of Woman Alone and Creativity as a Life Path

"Teddy Norris has created a book that dares to travel to dangerous places. Her intrepid poems take us where we fear to go: to aging, disease, and bittersweet desire; to school shootings, environmental devastation, and pandemic. We go there with Norris because she guides us so well, through imagery, music, and a deftness in lineation that coaxes us on. With her voice in our ears, we can face what we dread most or love most-the dying doe struck by a car or the friend pressing on despite cancer. Norris sets her poems in many locations around the world, but her true concern is to draw a faithful map of the trip we take from birth to death. In Transit is not the vain exercise in craft that so often passes for poetry. It is a needed book that compels us to feel just how vulnerable we are on life's journey."

-Dana Delibovi, Consulting Poetry Editor, Cable Street.