This Glorious Disorder teems with New England energy, seasons, and characters. The poet uses embellished family stories to create poems depicting the idiosyncrasies of late relatives. Now these people come alive on the pages of this book as they experience both the joys and sorrows of life. In addition, the poet has included a section about her response to various forms of art and even revealed the process of her own painting with pastels. In this book, the quiet moments, the triumphs, and the vicissitudes of human life tumble together, revealing life's glorious disorder of life. The anticipation of a great delight to come completes the collection on a note of optimism.