When Karen became an angel, by Lindsey Dahms-Nolan

Poetry, chapbook, 28 pages, from Bottlecap Features.

When Karen became an angel is a short collection of poems on grief. Following the loss of the author’s aunt, the collection traces memory through objects: photographs, VHS tapes, jars of solid perfume. The poems in this collection are about what lingers; what remains of a person’s life after it ends.

Soft yet raw, the collection reflects the author’s effort to anchor herself in a world that no longer feels familiar. Who do we become when we lose the people who have shaped us? When Karen became an angel is about how grief changes us, and how we find the courage to live on in spite of it.

Lindsey Dahms-Nolan is an interdisciplinary artist working in sound, performance, and poetry. She earned a B.A. from the school of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University and an M.A. from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University. Her current work is about labor, hospitality, and object relations.