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Dec 24, 2011
Ryan rated it: 5 of 5 stars
What a graceful wrecking ball of a book; or, to steal from it, from the poem 'The 10:15 to Cambridge':

"That the on-coming train
was a pack of the shyest white horses."

This new chapbook from the always luminous and serrated-blade Louise Mathias (and one must nod deeply to David Dodd Lee's cover for it, to call it arresting is to criminally understate its power) is full of such moments. I can't somehow get past some cliche or another about a cracking whip whe More...
May 24, 2010
Kristin rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Spare and beautiful, both soft and sharp at the same time. A glint of light--so glad I have this book in my collection. Every poem is absolutely fabulous, but my favorites are "Attic Series," "Blue Cogs of a Secret," and "Orion."
Feb 07, 2012
Roni rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Jan 05, 2012
Richard marked it as to-read
Jan 04, 2012
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Dec 26, 2011
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Nov 26, 2011
David rated it: 5 of 5 stars
May 17, 2011
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Jan 14, 2011
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Nov 26, 2010
Clayton rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Oct 18, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011
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Jun 03, 2010
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May 31, 2010
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Jul 16, 2010
Carmen rated it: 5 of 5 stars
May 08, 2010
Barry rated it: 5 of 5 stars
May 03, 2010
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May 12, 2010
Megan rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Apr 14, 2010
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Jun 07, 2010
Charmi rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Apr 13, 2010
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Apr 12, 2010
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Apr 12, 2010
Neil rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Apr 07, 2010
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