"Kasischke's poems are powered by a skillful use of imagery and the subtle, ingenious way she turns a phrase."— Austin American-Statesman The Infinitesimals stares directly at illness and death, employing the same highly evocative and symbolic style that earned Laura Kasischke the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry. Drawing upon her own experiences with cancer, and the lives and deaths of loved ones, Kasischke's new work commands a lyrical and dark...
"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...
High profile poet whose last book, Gardening in the Dark (Ausable 2004) was chosen by Time Magazine as «One of 7 Poetry Books to Curl Up With.» It also received a rave review in the NY Times and was a NY Times Editor's Choice pick. Kasischke was interviewed on New Letters on the Air, a nationally syndicated public radio literary program in February 2006. Kansas City Star interviewed Kasischke on January 2006. Published in Best American Poetry 2006.
