Shhh Shhh the lights are outand the little suspicionsleeps and dreamsand whimpers in its cribIts tongue is ugly and blueShe climbs She climbsin silence and fury spinning groggyin darkness and wind Lookher left hand bears for you sweetlya gift of lightningand lillies to please you ThoughO Tonightin her right hanf shehas invented gravity - from Woman Kills Sweetheart With Bowling BallThis first collection of poems is an extraordinary book by an authentic young poet. Laura Kasischke"s work is powerful in its vision, its memorable persona, its haunting music. The imaginative details in these poems throw the reader off-balance with their strange blend of savagery and sweetness, tragedy and joy. Here is a poet who is able to evoke the mysteries of folklore and life both sadly and wisely, and to combine the ancient and the contemporary with an eerie intensity. The result is a brilliant book of poems full of dark and stunning images that cannot be comfortably forgotten.