Fare-Thee-Well: Rescue Poems for Abused Women

In Fare-Thee-Well, Joan Meyers gathers her collection of poems, her personal testimonies, on the very difficult subject of spousal abuse and domestic violence. Through her works written over a six-year period, the poet shares her journey from bondage to freedom.

Putting pen to paper was an essential part of the healing process, as she careened her way through a dark tunnel filled with evil, creating poems such as: ＂House of Silence,＂ ＂Winding Sheet,＂ and ＂Interrogation Scene.＂ She concludes with poems of her eventual liberation from the nightmare world of abuse.

This is an adventure in disbelief. Women who are brave enough to look beyond the cover and ask, ＂Is this me?＂ ＂Could this be me?＂ are the target audience for these poems. Reading them may well be the first step to their acknowledgment, escape, and rescue.

Mental health professionals, therapists, counselors, and clergy will gain unique insight into the damaging experiences that threaten the life of the abused.

The poems are bound together with the unique addition of Ron Huffman’s art, primarily pen-and-ink, which connect intimately with the poetry.