These poems move through the intimate terrain of family, identity, and the echoes of the past, revealing how even the most inconvenient truths can become sources of strength. With a voice that is both vulnerable and unflinching, the collection invites readers to witness the beauty that emerges when we gather our fragments and hold them to the light.
A meditation on what breaks us and what remakes us, Her Inconvenient Elegy offers a lyrical, deeply human beginning to a journey of awakening.
Rita Hanner‑Ward is a contemporary American writer and poet whose work explores memory, grief, and the quiet beauty of everyday life. Colorado‑raised and now residing in Arizona, she divides her time between writing, volunteering with hospice, clay hand‑building, and caring for her loyal companion, Zorro.
Under the pseudonym Kiva Wolfe, she writes international romantic‑suspense adventure steeped in the intrigue and allure of the precious‑gem trade. Her debut novel, Red Flash, first published in 2005 and republished independently in 2025, launched the Gem Provenance Legacy series. She recently completed her sequel, Tears of Iemanjá, and is now working on the final installment, The Price of Fire, as well as a new mystery trilogy.
Her literary repertoire extends beyond fiction into poetry, where she continues to explore themes of loss, resilience, and redemption. Her collections, Her Inconvenient Elegy: A Life in Fragments and Her Song of Sorrows: A Quiet Mourning in Verse, mark significant milestones in her evolving creative journey.