The Artist's Daughter

From the beginning, this book of poems captures your attention by demanding that the reader glimpse not only the beautiful, but also the repulsive and disturbing sides of life. The poet does an amazing job of working on the edges of her form to include email junkets, encyclopedic info, notes and stories to explore not only her subject matter, but also how the poet approaches the subject and makes it art. Her fairy tales connect her to the past, and her personal imagey keeps the tale contemporary. All of this dwells between the pages, the mother and the artist struggling with the words.