Following the odd form of the blog, which is written forward in time but read backwards, it charts the fragmented disorienting progression (if this is the word) of her mother's dementia.

Poetry. Asian Studies. Zhang Er was born in Beijing, China, and moved to the United States in 1986. Her writings have appeared in publications in Taiwan and in the American 'migr' community.

Addresses the problem of silence in contemporary experimental poetry and examines silence as an aesthetic strategy in itself.

Schultz makes poems that plumb the mundane with patience and honesty: in that way, this is difficult work, but also work that continuously opens recognitions for the reader ('Difficulty is invitation, after all.').

Poetry. "SHE'S WELCOME TO HER DISEASE" DEMENTIA BLOG, VOLUME TWO] is Susan M. Schultz's follow-up to the highly successful DEMENTIA BLOG (Singing Horse Press, 2008).

Susan M. Schultz has published several anthologies of poetry, and this text represents a collection of her recent works.

Style's a form of grieving, one that threads out like a shawl over bent shoulders.' This--like the whole book--has her distinctive smartness, precision, and just plain beautiful writing."--Elinor Nauen