Starting with her Kansas childhood, Izzy Wasserstein explores questions of science and faith, myth and politics, in When Creation Falls. From nights listening to Royals baseball on the radio to paleontology, from prehistoric past to end of world, these poems explore how we relate to an indifferent universe, how we make meaning, and how we might create something better.
Izzy Wasserstein was born and raised in Kansas. She teaches writing and literature, writes poetry and fiction, and shares a house with a variety of animal companions and the writer Nora E. Derrington. She likes to slowly run long distances.
This is one of my top five poetry collections of all time. Beautifully descriptive, lyrical, and insightful. Truly a joy to read, and is now part of my poetry shelf!