Anyone who has been the victim of defamation or has been burned by this world's systems will appreciate the fire and ice of Laura's lyrics and memoirs written in real time. Her joy, never more apparent, springs from standing on solid ground in the presence of her Father God. While the fire raged, salvation took place. In this album, she explores what home really means, and where her hope is built. Her new album Bird Cage plays alongside a courageous new book, Poetic Justice: Building Poet's Rest. Together they tell of an uncanny journey in a neighborhood which managed to steal the sacred use of home from her family. Slowly and honestly, she is transformed from angry victim to composed victor, which after all, is the meaning of her name.