Words for Things Left Unsaid : Kelsay Books : 9781950462810 : 11 May 2020 : In Words for Things Left Unsaid, Corie Rosen combines clean, direct language with fresh, intricate imagery to offer insights into the complex contradiction of her title. In this striking debut, she pores over detailed memories, fearlessly plunging us into the heightened emotional landscape of a failed relationship without resorting to easy melodrama or irony. This book is one of the most powerful thematic collections I have read in a long time. Jim Daniels, author of Birth Mark s and Show and Tell, winner of the Independent Publisher Award for Poetry With Words for Things Left Unsaid, Corie Rosen does not merely offer words. Reflection, tenderness, and studied longing braid the chords of these poems; Rosen's generosity is a lucid love for the self, beloveds, and the natural world. While it may be true that "Nothing is said between / the arms of two people / trying to reach one another," Rosen's capture of