?Kasischke astonishes with her lyricism and metaphorical power.” ?Publishers Weekly?Every poem is exquisitely crafted, with crisp, clean lines and imagery that dazzles.”?The Washington Post?For Kasisc
"Kasischke's poems are powered by a skillful use of imagery and the subtle, ingenious way she turns a phrase."?Austin American-StatesmanThe Infinitesimals stares directly at illness and death, employi
"Kasischke's intelligence is most apparent in her syntactic control and pace, the way she gauges just when to make free verse speed up, or stop short, or slow down."?The New York Times Book Review"Kas
Kasischkes writing does what good poetry doesit shows us an alternate world and lulls us into living in it . . . The language catapults us into another plane of existence, one of fa
In 1903, a preacher named Benjamin Purnell and five followers founded a colony called the House of David in Benton Harbor, Michigan, where they prepared for eternal life by creating a heaven on earth.
On Valentine’s Day, Sherry finds an anonymous note in her mailbox: be mine. As the notes continue, Sherry becomes more and more charged by the idea that she can inspire such feelings. Her twenty-year
"She has, like all good poets, created a music of her own, one suited to her concerns. When denizens of the 22nd century, if we get there, look back on our era and ask how we lived, they will take an
Diana stands before the mirror preening with her best friend, Maureen. Suddenly, a classmate enters holding a gun, and Diana sees her life dance before her eyes. In a moment the future she was just im
The poems in Fire & Flower are about the images that hold the world together in the mind of a child, a woman, and the mother she becomes. The metaphors used to describe their lives are mysterious
