The Weight of Light is a story-poem of Delphine’s
life. Delphine is a fairly average woman living an ordinary life of home, friends,
love, work, and spirituality. She has no superpowers. She isn’t rich and glamorous. She doesn’t have a grand love affair. She’s pretty much like you and me moving through her life and being moved by her life. Though, at first, a book detailing Delphine’s very normal life may sound a little mundane and downright boring, this book is quite surprising. Most striking is that the narrative is primarily in third person. This intriguing
aspect allows the
reader to gain insight not only into the actions of the main character but also allows the reader into Delphine’s mind as well. Moreover, this life account is basically one complex smoothly flowing poem. This novel aspect is unique and entertaining allowing the reader to fall deeply within the work beyond the actual text and into the deeper feelings and insights of the piece.