Last year, The
End of Pink by Kathryn
Nuernberger won the prestigious James
Laughlin Award of the Academy of American
Poets, given for a distinguished second collection by a poet. It’s easy to
see why.
The collection
is marked by imagination and creativity, involving different poetry forms,
mythic characters, historical figures, folklore, science, and even
relationships. Reading it is akin to a rollercoaster ride – unexpected twists
and turns, quick ascents, and sometimes thrilling (and terrifying) descents.
The titles of
the individual poems give an idea of what’s happening. “Bat Boy Washed Up on
Shore,” “The Saint Girls Takes in Strays” (one of several “Saint Girl” poems as
arresting as they are disconcerting), and “Peter, Raised by Wolves (1726)” are
only a few examples of the poet’s roving imagination.
To continue
reading, please see my post today at Tweetspeak
Poetry.
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