Prismatica: Science Fiction Poetry Spanning the Spectrum

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This collection highlights Elizabeth's work, holding it upto the light from multiple angles. It proves her a master of form, from the common ballad and well-known sonnet to the intricatevillanelle and deceptively simple prose poem. It demonstratesher mastery of imagery, like the chaplain in "The Poltergeist ofPolaris, " who says, "My rosary of habitable planets / Clackedaround my spacesuit, / Spiral galaxy dangling from / The end."PYou will find here all the classic tropes science fiction:If this goes on, in "Countdown", if only we could, in "A Spacer'sLullaby", and yes, we will, in "Judas Rising." You will alsofind the universal themes of literature: the indomitable will, in"Resolutions", love of money is the root of all evil, in "The Stringof Beads", and love, showing different aspects in "Star Orphan"and "Not For Me."PEach poem in this collection can stand alone. But theyalso seem, at times, to be paired - sometimes next to each other, sometimes separated by distance but entangled like paired quarks, where reading one changes the meaning of another. Some of thepairs the I found include "Space Evaders" and "The ClaspingOf Hands, " "Flying With Old Friends" and "Uprising, " and"What Radiant Light" and "Theoretical Properties." I have nodoubt that you will find different pairs, because the observationdepends as much upon the observer as upon the observed.P-Janet D. Miles, CPS/CAP