KATHERINE MERCURIO GOTTHARDT
In Poems from the Battlefield, Katherine
Gotthardt reveals rare insights into the
American Civil War. She does not seek to
relay details of history or battles. Rather, she
offers a collection of powerful impressions,
images and emotion, as well as obvious
bewilderment at how easily we invite our
own destruction. One of Amazon’s top
100 books in 2018 in two categories and
used in classrooms, this book changes how
readers perceive traditional notions of one of
the greatest tragedies in American history.
A poetic journey
from birth through
passing, Bury Me
Under a Lilac
leaves death not
proud, but steeped
in the beauty of
transformation, a
natural movement
to the next phase of personal and
spiritual evolution.
“In the world, there is
nothing more submissive
and weak than water. Yet
for attacking that which is
hard and strong, nothing
can surpass it.”
—Lao Tzu
Filled with puns, imagery
and word play, the poems in Weaker Than
Water overflow with universal themes, offering
new ways to consider the human experience.