Huntington does not gloss over the tough stuff.  Her choice of words is amazing, capturing the helplessness of the narrators.  In addition to abuse, she writes about sickness, experience stemming from her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. Huntington’s poetry is not meant to soothe.  It does not have flowery visuals or happy scenarios.  The tales she weaves are dark and gritty, but at the same time defiant and inspiring.  The narrators in her poems suffer, but there is strength in their pain.