Elizabeth Spires is the author of seven poetry collections, including Worldling and The Wave-Maker. Her poetry has appeared in the Atlantic and The New Yorker, among other publications. A professor at Goucher College, she lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
"Refusing lushness, Spires creates lean lines that hold the weight
of thought and feeling like rope bridges over a chasm."
*Booklist*
"A simple but elegant tapestry of language."
*Charleston City Paper*
"Quiet, unprepossessing, filled with wonder at the mortalities and
fleeting beauties of the world."
*New Criterion*
"Refusing lushness, Spires creates lean lines that hold the weight
of thought and feeling like rope bridges over a chasm." --
Booklist
"A simple but elegant tapestry of language." -- Charleston City
Paper
"Quiet, unprepossessing, filled with wonder at the mortalities and
fleeting beauties of the world." -- New Criterion
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