Lisa Fishman

24 Pages and other poems Lisa Fishman

Marc Notes: In this collection of poems, Lisa Fishman focuses on bodies and where they are in relation to each other - whether a body is of plant, of person, or of words, and whether a body is personal or civic, singular or collective, alive or dead. Biographical Note: Lisa Fishman is the author of six books of poetry, including "24 Pages and other poems," "F L O W E R C A R T," "Current," and "The Happiness Experiment." The first Lorine Niedecker Poet-in-Residence in Fort Atkinson and Blackhawk Island, Fishman lives in Orfordville and Madison, Wisconsin. She teaches at Columbia College Chicago. Publisher Marketing: Lisa Fishman's sixth book of poetry is centered on bodies and where they are in relation to each other--whether a body is of plant; of person; or of words, and whether a body is personal or civic; singular or collective; alive or dead. The contradictions of lyric unfold, in this most unconventional elegy, by means of perception so steady it can change. "24 Pages and other poems" extends backward and forward, with the presence of many, such as John Clare and Friederike Mayrocker, helping along the way."As if a corridor could open or the EAR's two missing letters -- h e a r t -- e a r t h -- wherever an animal pops out of the water such as a hooded merganser appeared to do a somersault diving under, not like a mallard more like a child or a ball -- it didn't come upuntil it did"Lisa Fishman is the author of six books of poetry, including "24 Pages and other poems," "F L O W E R C A R T," "Current," and "The Happiness Experiment." The first Lorine Niedecker Poet-in-Residence in Fort Atkinson and Blackhawk Island, Fishman lives in Orfordville and Madison, Wisconsin. She teaches at Columbia College Chicago. Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 03/16/2015 (EAN 9781940696102, Paperback)

Library Journal 04/15/2015 pg. 86 (EAN 9781940696096, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Fishman, Lisa Lisa Fishman's books include FLOWER CART (2011), THE HAPPINESS EXPERIMENT (2007), and DEAR, READ (2002), all from Ahsahta Press and CURRENT (Parlor Press, 2011). She teaches at Columbia College in Chicago and lives in Madison and Orfordville, Wisconsin.