THUMP 14: Flowers in the Garden by Tyler Steven Tittle Press: Thistle & Thread Favorite Poem: Poppy Three things I loved: 1. The premise! Flowers in the Garden is a short collection personifying flowers as they are used in or represent healing. Through this collection Tyler asks the reader to listen to nature and the wisdom and solace there. 2. Tyler's examination of the poppy as friend and foe draws attention to the very real pain that The Opioid Crisis has caused as juxtaposed to what the poppy was meant to heal.

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