<p>Anne Carson' s first full-length publication in Britain <i>Glass and God</i> introduces an assured and challenging new voice: vivid laconic precise. Her 'Short Talks' are about everything from Sylvia Plath to Franz Kafka from waterproofing to walking backwards; the brilliant long poem 'The Glass Essay' deals with the end of a contemporary love affair but is haunted by the Brontë sisters. <br><br>Blending the modern and the classical Anne Carson writes with an intensity and an integrity that is transfiguring.</p>