Discovering what a hand she had in her own making, Margaret A. Harrell takes off on the theme of "I Predicted Me. Cutting straight to the question-did she foresee herself?-she delightedly answers yes. She invites the readers to ask: how much of a life is destiny, and how much is authored in real time? What have you already written into being? With these unpublished poems and Magdalene poems alongside selections from the critically applauded Particle Piñata Poems, this collection once again marks Harrell's full arrival into poetry. Her work moves as a "cosmic, often esoteric whirlwind," writes BookLife (the indie/small press arm of Publishers Weekly) in reviewing Particle Piñata Poems. It compares the style to "the winds of a hurricane or flurry of a meteor shower." Of special interest in the audiobook is the shamanic sounds by Taiji master Jef Crab. "The poetry of Margaret Ann Harrell reads like a Zhuangzi of the 21st century, taking its reader through a spiritual Odyssey, where one can hear the cosmic beat in the rhythm of the word play, the pulse of heartfelt mind-blowing experiences revealing a vast span of messages from beyond. It shows the craftman¬ship of a female shaman who has the power to catch such a dazzling wild and free roaming content into the nets of poems. Here is a . . . a rite de passage initiating its reader into multiver¬sal dimensions, bringing meaning to life where few have been looking to find it . . . a unique treat, a gift from those who know how to sow the seed for what really matters on earth."-Chris Van de Velde, Light Looper, Zen novice
