Jessica Goodfellow | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

Jessica Goodfellow's is "a voice and vision that both coruscates and confounds our expectations," writes Alexander Long, judge for the three candles press first book award, in the foreward. Indeed, the range and scope of her talent impresses both for its maturity and its daring despite this being her first full-length collection. Whether its through a series of meditations on water in its many forms or a paratactical sequence on language that both reveals and hides itself, Goodfellow shows herself to be a master craftswoman confident in her considerable abilities. "What if you use water as a mirror?" she asks us. In poems like "Rain," "Flood," and "Drought" we follow, looking for an answer. Check her out. There are many rewards to be found in this beautiful, dangerous collection.