Crater of Diamonds, by Alexis Smith

Poetry, prose poetry, chapbook, 32 pages, from Bottlecap Features.

Crater of Diamonds is a reflection on motherhood through grieving and understanding the loss of great love. It makes a statement on the vulnerabilities of finding identity within the process of parenting alongside someone navigating addiction.

Crater of Diamonds draws you into the world of nostalgia, soaked with elements of the natural world.

Alexis Smith is a single mother raising three young children. She writes on the topics of grief through the divorce process, attachment to an addict and mental health. She lives in the Sierra Nevada foothills where she and her family go into nature as often as possible.