Hypatia at the Museum

<p>Against the horrors of history these poems seek to give urgent voice to the women so often erased from the record. In Leibowitz's imagination time periods collapse; the Annunciation or the trial of Artemisia Gentileschi have all the freshness and verve of today. 'Teach me what to do with these pink obligations' she asks in a poem. In the truest sense of <em>ecphrasis</em> Leibowitz speaks out of these pictures to the fragility and endurance of faith and of art.</p><p><strong> -Richie Hofmann</strong> PhD Pushcart Prize recipient and author of <em>Second Empire</em> (2015)</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>As lush in its imagery as it is uniquely precise <em>HYPATIA AT THE MUSEUM </em>grants new agency to the archetypal maiden. These intricately-wrought poems glimmer swell and burst with talent. M.G. Leibowitz has given us all a true gift.</p><p><strong> -Leslie Sainz</strong> 2019 National Poetry Series Finalist</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>