What We Harvest : Kelsay Books : 9781639800261 : 1639800263 : 14 Oct 2021 : Frank Modica's beautifully crafted poems remind us of our own ancestors, their immigration stories and the hardships they endured, showing how the family evolves and progresses to become ever more American and at the same time, diverse. Following Modica's story-poems of both life's joys and surprise tragedies make us smile, then weep. They are both personal and universal - indeed, our stories are what we harvest and make us who we are today. Reading Modica's poems cleanses our souls. I recommend this book unreservedly. -Patricia Hruby Powell, author of Josephine and Loving vs. Virginia, the recipient of Sibert, International Bologna / Ragazzi, Boston Globe HornBook Honors and Parent's Choice Gold and Arnold Adoff Honors for Poetry. What We Harvest is a powerful book of poems written by a poet who comes to his craft from real life, not from an MFA program. The book is rooted in characters who are family me