A neurotic journey through the recurring dreams and the disorienting patterns of personal histories and a family's failing internal structure. The language's twists and turns ultimately open the narrator's world to hope.
Elizabeth Cantwell lives in Los Angeles, California, and is finishing her PhD in literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California.
Elizabeth Cantwell is a poet and high school teacher. She currently lives in Claremont, CA, with her husband, screenwriter Christopher Cantwell, and their son and small dog.
Elizabeth has a B.A. from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Literature & Creative Writing from the University of Southern California. Her poetry has appeared in a variety of journals, including PANK, Epiphany, The Los Angeles Review, and The Literary Review.
Her book of poems, Nights I Let The Tiger Get You (Black Lawrence Press, 2014), was a finalist for the 2012 Hudson Prize; she is also the author of a chapbook, Premonitions (Grey Book Press, 2014).