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SUMMARY:Reading: Kimberly Dark
DESCRIPTION:Annie Bloom's Books welcomes author Kimberly Dark for a readi
 ng from her new poetry collection\, Motherlode. About Motherlode: When d
 ementia enters a family\, every member is deeply affected. While the pai
 n of watching a loved one gradually disappear is often discussed\, what 
 happens when the relationship was already complicated? Sometimes\, the d
 isease doesn't steal something precious\, but dismantles the careful neg
 otiations a mother and daughter have built over decades. The silences\, 
 the deflections\, the rules about what could and could not be said seem 
 impossible to dissolve—and yet\, Motherlode\, by Kimberly Dark\, shows h
 ow love and care are what prevail. This poetry collection—at turns poign
 ant\, funny\, hopeful\, and always accessible—navigates the journey of c
 haos and care that every family member of a dementia patient has lived. 
 In Dark's particular case\, the disease forced an intimacy with her moth
 er that neither would have chosen willingly. They failed each other nume
 rous times\, and yet chose an ongoing relationship. This too is love. Da
 rk could have written a sociology book about dementia or loss—she has th
 e training for it. Instead\, she chose poetry: a kind of roadmap in disa
 ppearing ink. The path through impossible circumstances is not found in 
 analysis alone. It is found in the space where grief and tenderness meet
 —where caring for another becomes inseparable from caring for yourself. 
 Kimberly Dark is a writer\, sociologist and storyteller whose keynotes\,
  workshops and storytelling programs have been enjoyed around the Englis
 h-speaking world for 30+ years. Her heart-warming\, funny\, and sometime
 s startling messages help audiences to become the subject of their own s
 tories and to actively co-create culture for a better world. Author of f
 our books\, contributor to dozens of publications and recipient of multi
 ple awards\, Kimberly's latest book––and second poetry collection––took 
 some time to write. It draws from her complex relationship with her moth
 er whose dementia and Alzheimer's diagnosis launched them both into an e
 laborate journey of care and chaos. Kimberly offers a rare perspective a
 t the intersection of poetic language\, sociological analysis and the lo
 ve that endures even when a mother-daughter relationship has been painfu
 l.\n\nMore info: http://annieblooms.com/event/2026-10-15/reading-kimberl
 y-dark\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/65238823-3876-4a06-a458-83b0
 7fd5209f
LOCATION:Annie Bloom's Books\, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy\, Portland\, OR
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/65238823-3876-4a06-a458-83b07fd5209
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