POEMS IN GLASS is a uniquely original book. Part memoir, part revelation. "From the pulse of a small city park at dusk, one artist is forever changed." Hasna Sal's insistence that the "artist's role is to bring awareness" sounds simple until you walk the bed of shards, she crosses with the people in her community. From a local doctor and his family, to the invisible victims of trafficking, to the weary student in need of spiritual sustenance, Hasna explores both outer and inner sanctum; our personal deepest needs for spirit and light. These poems and essays art cast with an eye toward advocacy for the arts, for victims of trafficking, and the environment. Illustrated with her brilliantly cast glass sculpture, Hasna's lyrical verse harkens back to the form of Sufi poets, and the warmth of bygone days where color brings visceral emotion and therapeutic energy to the mind and body. Color is the elixir of life.