Harboring the Imperfect | Amber Rose Crowtree

From cover to cover, Amber Rose Crowtree’s spectacular debut chapbook is filled with stunning poetic talent. Her poems, while accessible, are equally profound in the hands of this gifted poet. The title poem, Harboring the Imperfect, tells us, “/spring outlasts us, weeping out these nights of ice. /” Beautiful lines like this abound in her collection, transforming the minutia of life into finely structured artistic expressions. Savor every element of these luscious poems only to find yourself aching for more. I am certain Amber Rose Crowtree is destined for a bright poetic future.  –Dianalee Velie, Newbury NH Poet Laureate   These exquisite poems shelter an enviable quiet as they coax mythologies and reflections from the wonders of the natural landscape. They ask us to look back at ourselves, and also more deeply into our experience, until reading them feels like crouching over a surface of still water. Crowtree urges us to ‘say that eternity is one pulsing cell.’ Harboring the Imperf