Do You Feel as Old as You Are?: Conversations with My Grandaughter

What are you most worried about as you grow old?What’s your favorite part of growing older?Does age really bring wisdom?How do you want to be remembered?In a society that is ashamed of aging and afraid of death, Anne Simpson and her granddaughter explore questions that most of us are too fearful or too polite to ask. Through poetry and vignettes, with family and friends, Anne opens a conversation that she hopes will include the reader and ripple out to different generations