Robert Okaji

My Mother's Ghost Scrubs the Floor at 2 a.m. Robert Okaji

Robert Okaji's chapbook, My Mother's Ghost Scrubs the Floor at 2 a.m. is a beautiful collection of poetry that grapples with the theme of loss. In this book, Okaji uses imagery in his poems to describe his mother and the void she left behind. This gorgeous, heart-wrenching collection takes us on a journey of learning how to keep the memories of the people we love close to our hearts and helps us remember that they never truly leave us even after they're gone. Okaji creates a feeling of familiarity that lets anyone who's experienced a loss relate to this book.