Of Heads & Hearts

<p>“There is nobody writing prose poetry in any way close to Lucy Hamilton’s. <em>Of Heads & Hearts</em> is an intricate and rich collection that riffs on the interconnectedness of human relationships with the deft movements of a musical score. Here is a poet writing at the height of her talent using precise and controlled language to build toward a cumulative collage of characters threads and associations all in conversation with one another. <em>Of Heads & Hearts</em> becomes more and more rewarding with each re-reading most notably the utter ache at the heart of the ‘Requiem for the Engineer’ sequence.” —Kaddy Benyon</p><p>“With each new story this collection extends its reach and increases its hold on the reader. The work of the poet here is not to claim authority over a series of elusive moments but to curate their collection. Eclectic absorbing tender and funny the poems testify to the mind’s restlessness and its inventive responses to the world.” —Lucy Sheerman</p>