A poignant documentary about acclaimed poet Ruth Stone and her transformative journey from grief to poetic brilliance.
Director Nora Jacobson's inspiring movie introduces the audience to Ruth Stone and her work through intimate interviews, archival footage, and animation by granddaughter Bianca Stone, an accomplished poet and artist herself. Together they tell the story of a promising young poet who retreated to the margins of the literary world to support her daughters after her husband died unexpectedly by suicide. Living in rural Vermont, Ruth Stone worked tirelessly to provide for her children and transform her intense grief into poetry, using simple, startling language.