“Linda Vigen Phillips masterfully sculpts poems on family secrets in Thoughts at Crossings. Her words remind us that we often bear the burdens of our departed loved ones. With each poem, she guides us through the terrain of her personal family strife. Fearless, she excavates her childhood memories, elevating them through her words that showcase her adeptness as a storyteller. Always, her message—universal in scope—delivers in its incisiveness and depth of insights into the human condition.”

 ~Grace C. Ocasio, Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet 2021-23

“Thoughts at Crossings is a haunting torrent of razor-edge phrasing and emotion. This unflinching, 19-poem sequence is both chilling and passionate at once. Phillips exposes the shattered innocence of coming-of-age with a tender touch like a mother wiping the dirt off a child’s face.”

 ~Phillip Shabazz, teaching artist and author of Flames in the Fire