Enter Invisible

by Catherine Wing

“With Stevensian proliferations and Dickinsonian refractive speed, Enter Invisible puzzles without ruse, conveying a lightning-quick mind, always electric, fiercely inventive. The descriptive angularities, formal variance, and musical resources are sassy, tricky, and intriguing, full of razzle-dazzle and enormously beguiling, even as a tragic sense simmers within their marvelous contraptions. Catherine Wing is confident enough to entertain us and skilled enough to leave us haunted by what makes us laugh.”—Dean Young Catherine Wing grew up in Kentucky. She received her undergraduate degree from Brown University and, most recently, her MFA in poetry at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Genres: Poetry

71 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2005

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another book to add to my growing list of poetry volumes that play with fairy tales (as well as cartoons, children's science textbooks, forms, and Wallace Stevens's brain!) I am kind of infatuated with Catherine Wing's coy, smartass, playful, no-risk-is-too-great voice. She jumps off every metaphorical, formal cliff and it's fucking great.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Playful doesn't begin to describe the gynmastics of words in these poems. However, some weak poems survived the cut, and there is not as much depth as I personally prefer. But for sheer flexibility and inventiveness, a good read.

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved pulling this down from my bookshelf again tonight. It’s been awhile since I read it, and it was a joy to re-read.

[autumn · Rating 2 out of 5]

i liked the fairy tale reimaginings and there were certain lines in certain poems that made me pause, say "oh," and underline them. for the most part, though, i wasn't a huge fan of the rhyme scheme or themes of the poems. good writing though.

[Jade Driscoll · Rating 2 out of 5]

I greatly appreciated seeing the abundant and complex uses of various forms throughout the collection, but it is not a book I anticipate myself returning to.

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

These poems burst with clatter and bang but lack the mattering.

[Catherine]

I met Catherine Wing at a poetry reading at the Hutch School in Seattle. Impressive! I can't wait to pick up her book.

[Zach · Rating 3 out of 5]

I appreciated Wing's idiosyncratic use of form, and as a fun, slight read this (debut?) collection delivers.