Notes on Different Places by Kayleigh Campbell Carolyn Forche is gradually compelled to recognize--even

is gradually compelled to recognize--even to envy--a wholly different understanding of place

and spirit

" Esther Morgan "Opening a book by Pippa Little I know I will find the kind of directness one can trust

magical creatures and objects

sometimes confrontational poems that really skewer the clichés of modern life

Notes on Different Places by Kayleigh Campbell Carolyn Forche is gradually compelled to recognize--evenThese stripped back and deceptively simple poems provide vividly constructed and sensuous accounts of the experiences and interests travel, parenthood, love and art that inform them, but a reflexive conflict in the narrative voice weaves a sinister and sometimes threatening counterpoint. This pamphlet sheds light on life in all its imperfect, vibrant glory. The poems take us on journeys: from a fishtank in Berlin to a Basque farmhouse; from the