Little Stranger By Lisa Olstein,
Lisa Olstein s third collection reverberates with twinned realities wonder and terror, beauty and difficulty, celebration and lament Through encounters with science, war, art, animals, and motherhood, Little Stranger explores the exigencies of close attention, the tenuousness of attachment, and the ever rapidly shifting nature of knowledge Intimate lyrics, elegies,Lisa Olstein s third collection reverberates with twinned realities wonder and terror, beauty and difficulty, celebration and lament Through encounters with science, war, art, animals, and motherhood, Little Stranger explores the exigencies of close attention, the tenuousness of attachment, and the ever rapidly shifting nature of knowledge Intimate lyrics, elegies, and narratives speak in voices familiar yet strange.Lisa Olstein s debut collection of poetry, Radio Crackling, Radio Gone Copper Canyon Press, 2006 , won the Hayden Carruth Award, and her second volume, Lost Alphabet Copper Canyon Press, 2009 , was named a Best Poetry Book of the Year by Library Journal She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
My favorite collection of Lisa s that is currently available for public consumption I ve had the unbelievable fortune of reading two future manuscripts of hers, and MAN Get ready, world My favorite, because it contains Dear Sir, my favorite poem of Lisa s, which gives me chills every time I read it.
Nearly forgettable flat language and voice trite topics.