Invited to the Feast 4th Order she learned the importance of

she learned the importance of finding her own voice--and that the people she thought were her enemies could be her closest friends

--Ann Patchett

Dream State explores what it means to live with the mistakes of the past--both our own and the ones we've inherited

fresh torments and horrors arise

who has spent her whole life on the island

Invited to the Feast 4th Order she learned the importance of"Do not hurry your journey," the poet says midway through this stunning collection. "Better if it lasts for years, so you arrive laden with all you've lost along the way." Bonnie Naradzay's journey as mother, professional, teacher, and longtime volunteer, leading poetry sessions in prisons, a retirement community, and among the homeless has gathered much of both the lost and found, culminating in the publication of Invited to the Feast, a collection