{"product_id":"space-in-chains-paperback","title":"Space, in Chains - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Kasischke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Kasischke: Laura Kasischke's most recent book of poetry was Lilies Without (Ausable Press, 2007). She has published six other collections of poems, as well as seven novels. She was a Guggenheim Fellow for 2009, and lives in Chelsea, Michigan, where she teaches at the University of Michigan in the MFA program and Residential College. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Critics Circle Award (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47351220011257,"sku":"9781556593338","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OUZMRFlMd1YyWTYxNVdVV3VZeDVnUT09.webp?v=1769795725","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/space-in-chains-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}