Space, in Chains by Kasischke, Laura

Space, in Chains

Kasischke's intelligence is most apparent in her syntactic control and pace, the way she gauges just when...
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Space, in Chains by Kasischke, Laura

Space, in Chains

$190.66

Space, in Chains

$190.66
Author: Laura Kasischke
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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

Kasischke's poems are powered by a skillful use of imagery and the subtle, ingenious way she turns a phrase.--Austin American-Statesman

Laura Kasischke's poems have the same haunting qualities and truth as our most potent memories and dreams. Through ghostly voices, fragmented narratives, overheard conversations, songs, and prayers in language reminiscent of medieval lyrics converted into contemporary idiom, the poems in Space, In Chains create a visceral strangeness true to its own music.

So we found ourselves in an ancient place, the very
air around us bound by chains. There was
stagnant water in which lightning
was reflected, like desperation
in a dying eye. Like science. Like
a dull rock plummeting through space, tossing
off flowers and veils, like a bride. And

also the subway.
Speed under ground.
And the way each body in the room appeared to be
a jar of wasps and flies that day--but, enchanted,
like frightened children's laughter.

Laura Kasischke is the author of thirteen books of poetry and fiction. Her novel Her Life Before Her Eyes was adapted for the screen and starred Uma Thurman. A Guggenheim Fellow in 2009, she teaches in the MFA program at the University of Michigan.



Author: Laura Kasischke
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Published: 03/15/2011
Pages: 113
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781556593338


Award: National Book Critics Circle Award - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/20/2010
Library Journal 01/01/2011 pg. 101
New York Times Book Review 07/03/2011 pg. 17
New York Times Book Review 07/10/2011 pg. 22
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/07/2011 pg. 26
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/04/2011 pg. 25
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2011 pg. 63

About the Author
Laura Kasischke: Laura Kasischke's most recent book of poetry was Lilies Without (Ausable Press, 2007). She has published six other collections of poems, as well as seven novels. She was a Guggenheim Fellow for 2009, and lives in Chelsea, Michigan, where she teaches at the University of Michigan in the MFA program and Residential College.


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