"When She Spoke, He Closed His Eyes"So she tried to disappear, obligedby his own disappearing, becomingwho she wasn't. Not there was notwho she was, and not how she was.She could tiptoe out, he could
“Cleopatra Mathis . . . brandishes the gifts of a talented poet who has hit her stride.”—The New York Times Book Review“As long as we have Mathis’ clarity of imagination, the intricacy and breadth of
Cleopatra Mathis' poems have long been known for their richness of image and sound, and in White Sea the language is as generous as ever. But in this new work the target of the poet's vision is more j
