Karen Volkman’s first book, Crash’s Law, was a National Poetry Series selection, published by W.W. Norton in 1996. Her second book, Spar, received the Iowa Poetry Prize and the 2002 James Laughlin Awa
Karen Volkman’s first book, Crash’s Law, was a National Poetry Series selection, published by W.W. Norton in 1996. Her second book, Spar, received the Iowa Poetry Prize and the 2002 James Laughlin Awa
Known for the transcendent, abstractionist poems of Nomina, Volkman's newest collection returns to tangible experiences of the bodyits range of expressivity and physical movement in space. Where is th
The author pioneers the musical variety of the prose poem in this unique collection of lyrical poetry that explores eroticism and sensuality on the American landscape. 2001 Iowa Poetry Prize. Original
