‘From Nothing’

By Anya Krugovoy Silver of Macon

65 pages, $17.95 (Louisiana State University Press)

What it’s about: In her third collection, “From Nothing,” Anya Krugovoy Silver follows a mother, wife and artist as illness and loss of loved ones disrupt the peaceful flow of life. Grounded in the traditions of contemplative poetry, “From Nothing” confronts disease and mortality with the healing possibilities of love, faith and verse.

The author says: “So I whirl until I’m dizzy. God dances with me,/matching my bare feet, my wrists, my slender waist.”

Where to find it: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Amazon.com

By the same author: “I Watched You Disappear” (LSU Press) and “The Ninety-Third Name of God” (LSU Press)