Mountain/West Poetry Series
Published by the Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University
“It is so good to be reminded of what only poetry can do by Sarah Louise Garrido’s Faithful Error. This book is full of life, of questions, of attention, of the marvelous errors that lead us again and again into, and out of, and back into belief. It is genuine in its questioning and its love of the world. It is funny and smart and kind and humble in all the right ways. I really loved reading this book and am grateful it is in the world.”
—Matthew Zapruder, author of I Love Hearing Your Dreams and Story of a Poem
“This is a book about becoming—in crisp language and sharp images that refresh us to the joys and pains of longing. Both patient and urgent, the speakers exist in worlds that function as backdrops to the drama both enacted and, at times, endured. Faithful Error demonstrates how one can be faithful to the outcomes of our errors while receiving a kind of trust back, or love. That gift is what makes these poems thrum in every line.”
—Chris Davidson, author of Easy Meal
Exploring the tension between freedom and fidelity, Faithful Error meditates on life’s most sacred and often difficult loves—romantic, parental, familial, and spiritual—against a backdrop of environmental unease. These poems, rich in natural imagery, trace an emotional journey from intimate contemplation to transcendent questioning, grappling with the value of devotion in a world seemingly designed to extinguish hope. A palpable emotional intensity simmers beneath the restrained language, mirroring the manuscript's central dynamic: a yearning to err, yet ultimately finding freedom in a return—however complicated—to faith.
