A Plea to Remain

Arden Norian's poetry is a rallying cry for the Self in all of its rage, honesty, compassion, and love. Their horror at the world as they have found it and their clear-eyed insistence that it doesn't have to be this way rise off the page. At once personal and political, the poems, in their deep emotionality and delightful technical proficiency, remind us of what we owe to ourselves and our others during our brief moment on earth.
- Sharon Paradiso, Professor of English, Endicott College