Be/Hold: A Friendship Book

Be/Hold: A Friendship Book uses word play, compound words, and bright splashes of color to explore ways of uplifting those we love, even through challenging times.

In Be/Hold: A Friendship Book visual artist, poet, and musician Shira Erlichman opens with the line, “Sweetheart, sometimes when I’m feeling blue I put my ear to the wind & listen for you,” building a one-of-a-kind story of friendship from her love of compound words (i.e. toothbrush, windbreaker, behold) in a book that uplifts, encourages, and honors the people we care about most.