by Lee Hill

I'm stepping in for Michel. One of her dear friends recently lost his father; she left here to go offer support to the bereaved family.

Speaking of loss (ironically), on today's program you heard the work of Hope Anita Smith. The author and poet is out with a new book titled Mother Poems, which attempts to translate the pain of losing a parent into words through poetry.

Click here to listen to today's piece, read an excerpt from Smith's writings and to see a photo of her, pictured with her late mother, Ms. Nedroe Lee Crews.

Smith's work is an example of how beauty can be found in just about everything ... even in loss.

Michel is back tomorrow.