This collection of poetry represents most of the Norman Cristofoli's best work from the past 40 years. They've been collected into one volume so that he can put them behind him and focus on the many new pieces of his future; hence the title "Relinquishing the Past." Included are some of his most requested spoken word pieces: Unused, Take Me, Then and Now and She Fell Into The Sun. However, close to 25% of this collection has never been seen before.