The rich poems of FRANKENSTEIN'S FLOWERS by Charlene Fix engage monsters, but never monstrosities, and find beauty in dark and unexpected places. "What drew me to the poems of Charlene Fix was, above all, their largeness of spirit, their wise intelligence, their delightful and urbane humor at the follies of our kind, and their fine ear for a cadenced, resonant free verse. Few poets can be genuinely funny, and, at the same time, sympathetic in the face of an acute awareness that sharpens the wit. I admired her refusal to be pious about subjects before which so many lower their voices and look mournful; she proved incapable of that secret ego ascension that aggrandizes victimhood, whereas, bypassing that indulgence, she reveals the unlikely miracle of human self-restoration, as well as how blithe the lucky ones can be. "And what a wide range of moods and modes these inviting poems possess, and an eclectic store of cultural references‹all put to poetic use for rumination, reflection,...

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