author results for Kasischke, Laura,

Lightning Falls in Love

Kasischke, Laura — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

"In her stunning twelfth poetry collection, Lightning Falls in Love, Laura Kasischke makes magic with a complex alchemy of nostalgia and fire, birdwing and sorrow. In new poems that search the murky lake for news of the past, she evokes unsayable trauma and gleans possibility. This is poetry that is existential in scope but grounded in the body, surreal yet suburban, reaching for clarity just beyond the fog of the day-to-day. Kasischke has found an entirely new way to spin beauty and pull breath from that which must be dredged up and revived before it can be left behind"-- Provided by publisher.

Where Now

Kasischke, Laura — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Laura Kasischke's long-awaited selected poems presents the breadth of her probing vision that subverts the so-called "normal." A lover of fairy tales, Kasischke showcases her command of the symbolic, with a keen attention to sound in her exploration of the everyday-- whether reflections on loss or the complicated realities of childhood and family.

Mind of Winter

Kasischke, Laura — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Trapped inside the house during a blizzard, Holly Judge awakens to her worst nightmare when she no longer recognizes her daughter Tatiana, whose behavior has become increasingly erratic and disturbing.

In A Perfect World

Kasischke, Laura — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Feathered

Kasischke, Laura — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

While on Spring Break in Cancun, Mexico, high-school seniors and best friends Anne and Michelle accept the wrong ride and Michelle is lost--seemingly forever.

The Raising

Kasischke, Laura — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

"Kasischke's writing does what good poetry does—it shows us an alternate world and lulls us into living in it . . . The language catapults us into another plane of existence, one of facade and reflection." —New York Times Book Review "Haunting, unsettling, and unforgettable, The Raising limns love, longing, belonging and the things we only think we know about life—and yes, death." —Caroline Leavitt, author of Pictures of You From Laura Kasischke, the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of In a Perfect World and The Life Before Her Eyes, comes a hypnotic mystery about one girl's tragic death and the fallout that occurs on her closely-knit college campus. Part Stephen King, part Donna Tartt, and wholly unforgettable , Kasischke's The Raising sets a new standard for hair-raising literary suspense.

The Life Before Her Eyes

Kasischke, Laura — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Diana stands before the mirror, preening with her best friend, Maureen. Suddenly, a classmate enters holding a gun, and seventeen-year-old Diana sees her life dance before her eyes. In a moment, the future she was just imagining is sealed by a horrific decision she is forced to make.

The novel takes us through Diana's uncertain steps into womanhood—her awkward, heated forays into sex; her fresh, fragile construction of an identity; and her equally tenuous steps as an adult, protecting her beloved daughter and holding onto her successful husband.

Laura Kasischke has crafted a story of consciousness that encompasses the truth of a teenager's world and the profound transformation of that world at midlife. Resonant and deeply stirring, this novel finds piercing beauty in the midst of a nightmare that echoes like a dirge beneath each new spring.

You Don't Have to Be Everything

Whitney, Diana — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Poetry awakens your inner world and makes all your feelings come alive. The poems in this collection-- chosen with girls in mind-- sing of diversity, self-discovery, and self-acceptance. Grouped by emotional experience, the poems give the reader permission to let go of shame and perfectionism. By accepting your own contradictions, you can embrace the fullness of who you are-- and of who you are becoming. -- adapted from flaps