A. L. van der Herik

My Mother and Other New Englanders

History & Biography

“Having read Erikson’s book of poetry, my life has been transformed—hopefully not just briefly—from a deft management of chaos to a slower and more purposeful reflection on every beautiful detail that I experience. I highly recommend this voyage through simpler times when people truly understood what it means to be patient and long-suffering, to live by faith, and to find joy in the challenge of ‘making do’ on very little.”