{"product_id":"centipede-poems-9781735673264","title":"Centipede: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It is rather fitting, I think, that \u003cem\u003eCentipede\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of poems which takes its title from a small creature known and named for its many legs; this is a book with all manner of instruments on display, each of which contributes to its elegant forward propulsion. The text is a bestiary filled with creatures both tame and untamed: all of them roaming unfettered, unabashed, totally free.\" -from the Introduction by Joshua Bennett, 2022 Maine Chapbook Series Judge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sasha Goodwin's language is memorable and muscular-it's like listening to a great storyteller at a bar. Her imagination is dazzling; it leaps and alights in the most surprising ways. The speaker, bewildered and bewitched by the world, utters, 'The trees agree \/ that everything is temporary. I dictate \/ a letter to a bigger sea.' In these poems, linguistic pleasures resonate, delight.\" -Eduardo Corral, author of \u003cem\u003eSlow Lightning\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGuillotine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These poems braid images of the natural world - animals, insects, plants and weather - around a strange, almost sardonic dime-store surrealism. There's a similarly divided sense of the self in the world, a speaker caught between complete susceptibility to the moment and a Zen-like devotion to observation - as well as quicksilver associations back and forth, resulting in compelling angles of insight. This is a highly original voice and an excellent first collection.\" -Joseph Millar, author of \u003cem\u003eDark Harvest: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like Joseph Cornell's shadow boxes, these poems pack a lot into their small lyric frames. Or think micromosaics, like the faceted eyes of a horsefly: an assemblage of seemingly random shards coalescing into a unified vision. Such is Sasha Goodwin's artistry in \u003cem\u003eCentipede\u003c\/em\u003e: Line by line, her startling juxtapositions-always intriguing, sometimes unsettling-entice us to circle back, reread and ponder, and ultimately see the world anew. I applaud this poet.\" -Richard Foerster, author of \u003cem\u003eWith Little Light\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSometimes None at All\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sasha Goodwin's poems are elegantly constructed. Her images are continually shifting, juxtaposing the world humans have built with a profound sense of nature. Every moment is closely observed and every detail is evocative. These poems possess a gritty resilience. I find myself surrounded by the unexpected and welcoming a new way of seeing.\" -Stuart Kestenbaum, Former Maine State Poet Laureate and author of \u003cem\u003ethings seemed to be breaking\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maine Writers \u0026 Publishers Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50661254791442,"sku":"9781735673264","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ae73eb0-25a7-46c6-b8a1-eee676fa80a3.jpg?v=1733489773","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/centipede-poems-9781735673264","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}