Michele Heeney Invites Readers on a Lyrical Voyage Through Memory, Nature, and the Human Spirit in “Take Any Ship That Sails”

In “Take Any Ship That Sails,” author and poet Michele Heeney invites readers to embark on an intimate literary voyage spanning more than four decades of observation, experience, movement, and reflection. Like a ship moving slowly across the horizon at dawn, Heeney’s poetry carries readers through changing environments and seasons of the self. In “Take Any Ship That Sails,” the outward-facing work of caring for others meets the inward work of listening. Rather than offering simple answers, Heeney’s poetry encourages readers to remain curious. Michele Heeney’s collection does not ask readers simply to observe her journey.