Brain Lace

by Karina Bush

‘BRAIN LACE’ explodes into a landscape of consciousness and consequence, navigating the space where union meets decay. From “Sutra of the Computer Body”, which captures the transcendental elements of the unspoken in an email exchange, to “Cloud" I through X, a series of poems extracted from the dream state as the unconscious processes desire - ‘BRAIN LACE' slices this desire from the urgency of the flesh, dissects it, and, perhaps, destroys it. “This collection further cements Karina’s evolving voice in contemporary poetry… an unparalleled dynamic poetic output.” C Byck - 48th Street Press “Bush is a conjurer, a magician. She creates, via language, a presence both alien and familiar. A wise sibyl - feminine archetype.” Wayne F. Burke - author of A Lark Up The Nose Of Time

Paperback

Published August 16, 2018

About the author

"More iconic than Caesar."

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"Karina Bush is a bright new talent. Keep your eye on her . . . she's one to watch."

- James Frey, author of "A Million Little Pieces" and "Bright Shiny Morning"

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Reviews

[Wayne F · Rating 5 out of 5]

powerful viscerally-inclined poetry spoken in a voice smart and fiercely feminine. Crystal clear language and imagery, neither abstract or gnomic: "When...a girl...I could see life/More vivid in the hush/Life is"--poems that do not devolve to mysticism but employ the archaic and archetypal to create a modern fable--the coupling of technology and Eros. Eros and eroticism. "And their hearts were mortal/Mashable flesh." As in previous Bush efforts, she borrows from the realm of the unconscious, the dark chthonic world of instinctual processes--world of reptile and mammal--and creates a body of work mesmerizing in its primal energy.

[Scott Laudati · Rating 5 out of 5]

Karinas new book Brain Lace is packed with the same quick hits of sexual depravity and female empowerment of her last works, but this time we’re invited into a computers brain which constantly leaves me questioning what does it mean to be human and at what point do we transfer to the other side? I love all of her books and this one grows and adds depth to her writing and I don’t like it anymore or any less than her other works, it’s just as good

[Casey Kiser · Rating 5 out of 5]

'With these fingers / I could change everything / Write a few words to / Begin the order required to / Reset the Universe'

-from the 'The Order'

I wish I could give this book more stars. This book is pure magic, strength, and mystery. I just read it over and over. Impossible to pick a favorite but running close, I'd have to go with 'RIP' .
Karina shoots sex and truth into the sky like fireworks and pulls every rabbit out of her hat to craft the perfect poem, just enough words to get you worked up and dying for more. Excellent collection.

[Kenso · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bold departure from the hyper physical elements of Karina’s first two books, ‘Brain Lace’ explores the meta - connectivity created by lust and love, the emotional, and mental landscapes fraught with tension created by a burgeoning and, at times, boiling love. This collection further cements Karina’s evolving voice in contemporary poetry; unparalleled dynamic poetic output.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Karina is an incredible poet, and this is her strongest collection yet. The poems inhabit a vibrant neon reality that she builds out of direct language and complex juxtapositions. I love her phrasing and pacing, and I had to force myself not to read the entire collection in one sitting so I could spread the joy out longer. “Sutra of the Computer Body” is an excellent, intimate poem about tension and human relationships in the digital age, but my favorites were either “Act I” or the “Cloud” series. They’re all good, though, and live together in a tense, precipitous harmony in the collection.