Timothy Hodor's poetry immerses the reader in a pool of sadness filled with feelings of a profound and inexplicable loss, reminding us of the tenuous nature of existence and of how the poet functions as a gatekeeper between eternities. Hodor's poems, dedicated to the memory of his beloved mother, engage one of poetry's most ancient themes, that life is the mother of death. The poems are so intellectually satisfying and emotionally touching that they leave behind an abiding impression on the reader's mind.