A[a¬AIn her quietly ferocious poems, Gemin reminds us again and again of the essential strangeness that lies within the domestic. Her examinations of the quotidian always lead to surprising and pathos-laden reckoningsA[a¬awith the self, with the past, and with the manifold contradictions and menace that exist within contemporary culture.A[a¬A
A[a¬aDavid Wojahn, author of Interrogation Palace
A[a¬APassion, hard drinking, bad-boy lovers, life lived on the brink of a dareA[a¬aall this flares like embers un-banked and newly fed as the speaker of these poems, a woman who A[a¬Ehangs lace in her kitchen windowsA[a¬a[ and has reached a safer, more sedate middle-age, calls her past back into being. Another Creature
reminds us that we can remain, under the surface, the wild, hopeful, headstrong A[a¬EcreaturesA[a¬a[ of our youth.A[a¬A
A[a¬aLeslie Ullman, author of Slow Work Through Sand
A[a¬AWhat verve and gumption, what generosity in these poems! . . . GeminA[a¬a[s voice is bold and nuanced, her art supple and sure. She moves with utter grace through the sound track of adolescence into the music of midlife with its subtle complications, and she gives us a beatific vision of ourselves. Gemin is a gem of a poet and this book is a true gift.A[a¬A
A[a¬aBetsy Sholl, author of Rough Cradle