About the Author

Jen Currin was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and did her schooling at Bard College, Arizona State University and Simon Fraser University. She has published three collections of poetry, The Sleep of Four Cities (Anvil Press, 2005), Hagiography (Coach House, 2008) and The Inquisition Yours (Coach House, 2010). She currently lives in Vancouver, where she teaches writing and literature.

Reviews

'Jen Currin writes eloquently; she writes fervently - she writes irony and truth with alarming ease ... Anyone who wants to write will find this book an absolute joy to read.' -- Geist Magazine 'Currin's poetry ... leaves us dazed and amazed at the jumble of words upon the page that fall together like so much confetti in a celebratory parade of language. We are to emerge ... with the sense that we have taken a journey to an exotic land.' -- Prairie Fire Reivew of Books 'Currin updates longstanding surrealist tropes -- dreamscapes, disjointed images -- with lines that would have been unthinkable to Andre Breton ... This is a new poetry for a new century.' -- Xtra! 'The pieces are minimalist and sharp, with a dark sense of humour ... Though Currin's surreal style invites multiple interpretations, her vivid imagery and intense storytelling make it easy for the reader to connect with these poems.' -- Shameless Magazine