The Second Reason

by Jenny Browne, Cover Art by Joey Fauerso (Illustrator)

In her new collection of poems, The Second Reason, Jenny Browne emerges as a poet of tremendous depth and range. The poems here approach both the details of the domestic life and the strangeness of consciousness with equal attention. The work is musical, spiritual, and physical, the poet serving as an observant linguistic and sensual guide to all the things that love, suffering, and pleasure with her precise and inventive lines. There is a surprising calm in the wild leaps this poetry makes, as if the poet is at home with the unpredictable and intent upon bringing us there with her. --Laura Kasischke

Genres: Poetry

85 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2007

Reviews

[Kent · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is a really interesting interaction with politics in this book. It seems to ask questions like, "How much can the political matter when the personal takes over?" In this case the personal is a pregnancy, and the real concerns and fears that come with it.