Sand

"'Sand' is an apt title for this collection [of poetry], as sand is the essence of our regional soil, and one might easily assume that Al Bona too is an essence of our regional spirit--though of far greater complexity than sand. But sand is also an old word for grit--meaning grit of spirit, as in true grit. If a man had "sand," he had quiet toughness or tenacity. Or pluck. And here it is in these poems..." --Anne-Marie Oomen, author of "Un-coded Woman" and "An American Map"