Such Nonsense Indoors

Writing in a style that is straightforward and conversational,with an eye that captures every nuance, and with a wit that doesn’t suffer foolishness, “Cora Ekwurtzel has written extraordinary poems about the metaphysics of ordinary life. She sees the world in slants of light that illuminate secrets and magic, that transform the familiar into the rare. Her poems about nature are spare and elegant; she invites us into the spaces where the known gives way to the mysterious, where consciousness dissolves to dreams. Invoking a sense of small town myth, she reveals boundless curiosity and deep love for the life she leads, the landscape she so closely observes. This is a stunning book.”