Weighted Friction

Whether speaking of her Charleston, SC, hometown or the boy at work who has captivated her attention, Virginia Lee Pfaehler's poetry spins the mundane events of her daily existence into universal truths. She has woven her past experiences including a family member's depression, a teenage romance, and the death of her father through the pages of her debut collection, Weighted Friction. Using powerful imagery and the couplet form, Pfaehler places the elements of her poems in juxtaposition, thereby creating tension and a heightened sense of reality. The reader will never fail to be astonished by the author's ability to transform a religious procession, a car crash, or a bowl of peaches into a raw emotional experience.