Ioanna Carlsen

Breather Ioanna Carlsen

Poetry. In this astounding second collection, Ioanna Carlsen presents us with visions of breath, both ecstatic and mundane--at once spoken, quoted, and listened for--examining the air shared by all. It is breathing that connects us, the poet knows. And she crosses dimensional and existential bounds to prove this connection: We live only in one dimension // such is luck, human, / to look at a picture and hear sadness / cry like a duck flying over a lake // that has fallen asleep / in a twilight that visits forever.