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    What Can Be Held Briefly
    What Can Be Held Briefly
    What Can Be Held Briefly
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    What Can Be Held Briefly

    By Diane L. Redleaf

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    Diane Redleaf's chapbook of 25 poems is part memoir, part musing, and part parenting guide for parents and grandparents who want to savor the fleeting moments from baby's birth to the ready-for-preschool years. Diane Redleaf is nationally-renowned child and family advocate who turned to poetry just as she became a first-time grandmother and caregiver during the COVID pandemic. These joyful and tender poems chart her own adventure of discovery as her grandson grows from baby to little man. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVisible Evening Press
    Release dateSep 6, 2022
    ISBN9798986244129
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