\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;[Twichell\u0026rsquo;s] poems generate the requisite heat with the poet\u0026rsquo;s precise, original and frequently brilliant use of language. . . . A major voice in contemporary poetry.\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash;\u003cI\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;[Twichell\u0026rsquo;s poems] track the inner movements of one life with an unexpected freshness.\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash;\u003cI\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cI\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c/I\u003e called Chase Twichell \u0026ldquo;a major voice in contemporary poetry,\u0026rdquo; and this long overdue retrospective supports the claim. Selected from six award-winning books, this volume collects the best of Twichell\u0026rsquo;s meditative and startling poems. A longtime student of Zen Buddhism, Twichell probes how the self changes over time and how the perception of self affects the history and meaning of our lives. Her poems exhibit a deep and urgent love of the natural world amidst ecological decimation, while also delving into childhood memories and the surprise and nourishment that come from radical shifts in perception.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cI\u003eWhat etiquette holds us back\u003cBR\u003efrom more intimate speech,\u003cBR\u003eespecially now, at the end of the world?\u003cBR\u003eCan\u0026rsquo;t we begin a conversation\u003cBR\u003ehere in the vestibule,\u003cBR\u003ethen gradually move it inside?\u003cBR\u003eWhat holds us back\u003cBR\u003efrom saying things outright?\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cB\u003eChase Twichell\u003c/B\u003e is the author of six books of poetry and the best-selling writer\u0026rsquo;s manual \u003cI\u003ePractice of Poetry\u003c/I\u003e. She is the founding editor of Ausable Press and lives in rural New York with her husband, the novelist Russell Banks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e
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