Inheritance by Jasmine Cooray
POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION WINTER 2023 2016 and a daughter's ongoing role

and a daughter's ongoing role as carer

only to discover that the inhabitants are far more frightening than the carnival

part essay

estrangement and fellowship

Emily Dickinson

Inheritance by Jasmine Cooray<br><b>POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION WINTER 2023</b> 2016 and a daughter's ongoing roleLately we seem to find flowers in unexpected places: sunflowers blooming from club speakers, lavender sprouting between piano keys, a black cat collared with daisies and when we, who miss you, embrace, petals explode between our chests. Inheritance is a profoundly moving exploration of what is passed down by our forebearers, what is left behind when we lose someone, and what we learn from being loved. Jasmine Cooray holds our most fiercely guarded