The Radiance of Change was penned over a twelve year period following the sudden death of the poet's husband. Part of Sarah Carlson's process of healing involves an emergence of the written word and deep connections to the natural world. In this collection of her work she blends the two through pairing each poem with digital photography of her experiences hiking and skiing the mountains, walking and biking the woods, swimming and paddling the rivers and lakes in and around her home in Maine. This book reflects the positive changes that can happen when one chooses to explore within while recovering from and adjusting to difficulties that life inevitably contains.