{"product_id":"space-in-chains-laura-kasischke-9781556593338","title":"Space, in Chains","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kasischke's poems are powered by a skillful use of imagery and the subtle, ingenious way she turns a phrase.\"--\u003ci\u003eAustin American-Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura 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 \u003ci\u003eSpace, In Chains \u003c\/i\u003ecreate a visceral strangeness true to its own music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo we found ourselves in an ancient place, the very\u003cbr\u003eair around us bound by chains. There was\u003cbr\u003estagnant water in which lightning\u003cbr\u003ewas reflected, like desperation\u003cbr\u003ein a dying eye. Like science. Like\u003cbr\u003ea dull rock plummeting through space, tossing\u003cbr\u003eoff flowers and veils, like a bride. And\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ealso the subway.\u003cbr\u003eSpeed under ground.\u003cbr\u003eAnd the way each body in the room appeared to be\u003cbr\u003ea jar of wasps and flies that day--but, enchanted, \u003cbr\u003elike frightened children's laughter.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Kasischke\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of thirteen books of poetry and fiction. Her novel \u003ci\u003eHer Life Before Her Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Kasischke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1556593333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556593338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Critics Circle Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011 pg. 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/03\/2011 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/10\/2011 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/07\/2011 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Times Notable Bks of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/04\/2011 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Best Books of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 63","brand":"Laura Kasischke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991597940991,"sku":"9781556593338","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1454aa01-1cca-4fe4-9011-fa1ee314ea3b.jpg?v=1683311180","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/space-in-chains-laura-kasischke-9781556593338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}