Zero at the Bone

by Stacie Cassarino

Poetry. "Of the many ways of knowing the world, Stacie Cassarino in her elegant and poignant first book of poems, ZERO AT THE BONE, reminds us of the primacy of the senses. She tells us 'our mouths try to get it right' or that the 'mouth of the trees' will swallow us whole, by which she means taste is the most direct authenticator of experience and also the most defenseless because it's instruments of lips and tongue are eager. As a result, her great pre-occupation is with the vulnerability of human relationships, but as the title of the book suggests, Cassarino is fearless in her explorations of the risks. She knows 'you've got to live like everything will hurt you'"--Michael Collier.

Genres: Poetry, Queer, LGBT

91 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2009

About the author

Stacie Cassarino is an American poet and author of the collection Zero at the Bone. She is a graduate of Middlebury College (BA, 1997), University of Washington (MA, 2000), and UCLA (PhD, 2014).

Cassarino has taught in the English departments at Middlebury College in Vermont, Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and UCLA.

She has also worked as a private chef, and cooked at Babbo in New York City. She is a Copy Editor at ELLE.com.

Cassation lives Los Angeles and teaches at UCLA

Reviews

[Lindsey Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Summer Solstice is one of my favorite poems of all time. The imagery is just gorgeous. All of the poems within Zero at the Bone come together to create a complete, beautifully curated work. Near perfection.

[Brenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for reading on a big chair in a cabin in Gouldsboro, Maine surrounded by chatting in-laws

[Loisa Fenichell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Desire! Fish! Deleuze epigraph!

[Amy H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reads like Mary Oliver and Joanna Klink
Wonderful, inspiring poetry

[Virg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunning.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

So many beautiful and insightful lines. This was a remarkable collection.

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the most profoundly beautiful book of poetry that I have ever read. Does anyone know what Cassarino is doing currently? Has she published anymore books?