Thin Spells by Kristina Diprose Kate Miller “One of the most important

“One of the most important writers working today

Elegant in its brutality

lunar wind') and terrestrial ('in limestone' in 'high-rise glass')

Mesopotamian fish gods

and reflections on the human journey will find this book compelling and thought-provoking

Thin Spells by Kristina Diprose Kate Miller “One of the most importantThin Spells is a startling collection, in which the present is powerfully haunted by the ecological past. The poems are shot through with teeth, fur and feathers: from 'Cat Calling Card', charged with the energy of the hunt, to the snarling heart of 'Monokoke,' to the unsettling transformation of 'On Mother's Day' where the speaker slips 'into otter skin.' The poems consistently blur the unstable line between the animal and human and celebrate