Aspects of Eve

the poems in this book open and bloom - in the reader. Deceptively simple in structure they reveal a startling clarity of poetic perception. they begin often with intensely personal moment of grief joy melancholy or ordinariness but quickly transcend the purely personal. Rich in texture and beautifully controlled these poems embody an unusual poetic vision; they frequently express the complexity today''s consciousness has introduced into women''s lives. Each poem gives it''s own particular satisfaction and the parts of the book cohere in an elegant way.