“Thisbookclaimsasitsterritorytheindefinitespacesseparatingus:thegroundwherewemovetogetherandapart,thelongcurvedesiredescribesandfollows.Connectionseemstenableasajettrail,’aseam,holdingtogether/thetwohalvesofthesky.’Kate[Gale]HarperbelongsinthecompanyofLornaGoodison,MargaretAtwood,LucilleClifton--allpoetswhowrite,withforceanddirectness,whatawomanlives.IthinkthesecretofHarper’sstrengthisthis:fromthemiddleofallloss,allbewilderment,herpoemsaspiretotheconditionofdancing.“--AngelaBall,MississippiReview
