The Infinitesimals by Laura Kasischke

By Laura Kasischke

"Kasischke's poems are powered through a skillful use of images and the delicate, creative manner she turns a phrase."—Austin American-Statesman

The Infinitesimals stares without delay at ailment and dying, utilising a similar hugely evocative and symbolic variety that earned Laura Kasischke the 2012 nationwide ebook Critics Circle Award for poetry. Drawing upon her personal reviews with melanoma, and the lives and deaths of household, Kasischke's new paintings instructions a lyrical and darkish depth.

Laura Kasischke is the writer of 8 collections of poetry and 7 novels. She teaches on the college of Michigan and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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